The Life of Oharu
西鶴一代女
CINEMA1952-04-17
RegionJP
Runtime136 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
DIRECTOR / Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
KEYWORDS
prostitutebased on novel or bookdespaircourtesanbanishmentconcubinememorytold in flashbacknoblewomanshameedo periodfeudal lordfeudal japan17th centurysold into slaverytragic destinylife storyfallen womansocial scandalsuffering womantragic heroineforced into prostitution
