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The Life of Oharu poster

A KENJI MIZOGUCHI FILM

The Life of Oharu

19522h 16mMovie

Drama

IMDb8.0/ 10 · 8.5K votes

THE STORY

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

Melancholic
Dark
Disturbing
Period piece
Class
Love

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and talking about after. Contains sexual content and sexual violence.

DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.8 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Kinuyo TanakaOharu

Tsukie MatsuuraTomo

Ichirō SugaiShinzaemon

Hisako YamaneLady Matsudaira

Toshirō MifuneKatsunosuke

Jūkichi UnoYakichi Ogiya

Eitarō ShindōKahe Sasaya

Akira ŌizumiFumikichi

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