The Life of Oharu (1952)

1952 · Feature film · 136 min · dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

• Drama

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Synopsis

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

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Details

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer

Yoshikata Yoda

Composer

Ichirō Saitō

Cinematography

Yoshimi Hirano

Studio

Koi Productions, Shintoho Company, TOHO

Released

1952-04-17

Original title

西鶴一代女

Running time

136 minutes

Cast & crew

• Kenji Mizoguchi Director
• Sadako Sawamura
• Masao Shimizu
• Eijirō Yanagi
• Komako Hara
• Haruyo Ichikawa
• Eitarō Shindō
• Ichirō Sugai
• Chieko Higashiyama

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