The Life of Oharu

Nan
2h 16m
1952
7.7 /10 (177)

Overview

In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Country : Japan
Genre : Drama
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1952-04-17

Top Billed Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura

Tomo

Ichirō Sugai

Shinzaemon

Hisako Yamane

Lady Matsudaira

Toshirō Mifune

Katsunosuke

Jūkichi Uno

Yakichi Ogiya

Eitarō Shindō

Kahe Sasaya

Akira Ōizumi

Fumikichi

Masao Shimizu

Kikuoji

Daisuke Katō

Tasaburo Hishiya

Toranosuke Ogawa

Yoshioka

Eijirō Yanagi

Counterfeiter

Komako Hara

Otsubone Kuzui

Kikue Mōri

Myokai, the old nun

Sadako Sawamura

Sasaya's wife Owasa

Toshiaki Konoe

Lord Harutaka Matsudaira

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