The Life of Oharu
In feudal Japan, Oharu (Kinuyo Tanaka), the daughter of royal samurai Shinzaemon (Ichiro Sugai), secretly has a passionate romance with Katsunosuke (Toshirô Mifune), a man with a meager social standing.
When the couple is found out, the law comes down hard on this breach of class: Katsunosuke is put to death and Oharu and her family are banished from the kingdom. Destitute and disgraced, Shinzaemon sells Oharu into prostitution, and she spends years searching for love.
| Director: | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Producer(s): | Hideo Koi |
| Cast: | Toshirô Mifune, Noriko Sengoku, Ichiro Sugai, Kyoko Kusajima, Kinuyo Tanaka, Eitaro Shindo, Masao Shimizu, Tsukie Matsura, Toshikai Konoe, Kiyoko Tsuji, Hisako Yamane, Yuriko Hamada |
