Apr 17, 1952
136 min
Full-HD

The Life of Oharu (1952)

In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura

Tomo

Ichirō Sugai

Shinzaemon

Hisako Yamane

Lady Matsudaira

Toshirō Mifune

Katsunosuke

Jūkichi Uno

Yakichi Ogiya

Eitarō Shindō

Kahe Sasaya

Akira Ōizumi

Fumikichi

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