The Life of Oharu

Apr 17, 1952

2h 16m

★ 7.8

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Koi Productions

Shintoho Company

TOHO

The Life of Oharu Trailers

Cast

Oharu

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tomo

Tsukie Matsuura

Shinzaemon

Ichirō Sugai

Lady Matsudaira

Hisako Yamane

Katsunosuke

Toshirō Mifune

Yakichi Ogiya

Jūkichi Uno

Kahe Sasaya

Eitarō Shindō

Fumikichi

Akira Ōizumi

Kikuoji

Masao Shimizu

Tasaburo Hishiya

Daisuke Katō

Yoshioka

Toranosuke Ogawa

Counterfeiter

Eijirō Yanagi

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