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The Life of Oharu (1952)

★ 7.7/10 136 min Drama Japan Japanese
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers: Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda
Novel: Saikaku Ihara
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Description

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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Top Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka Oharu
Tsukie Matsuura Tomo
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai Shinzaemon
Hisako Yamane
Hisako Yamane Lady Matsudaira
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune Katsunosuke
Jūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno Yakichi Ogiya
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō Kahe Sasaya
Akira Ōizumi
Akira Ōizumi Fumikichi

The Life of Oharu Appears on 5 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #196
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #660

Critic Curated

Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #187

Filmmaker Curation

Ari Aster's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #10

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1950-1959 Films
Letterboxd #46

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