The Life of Oharu(1952)

Synopsis

A fifty-year-old prostitute, no longer able to attract men, looks back on her sad life. Once a lady-in-waiting at the imperial court at Kyoto, Oharu fell in love with, and became the lover of, a man below her station. They were discovered, and Oharu and her family were exiled. For Oharu there followed a life filled with one sorrow and humiliation after another.

Mood

• Emotional

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast

• Kinuyo Tanaka
• Tsukie Matsuura
• Ichirô Sugai

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