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 |