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The Life of Oharu (1952)

★ 8.1Not Rated148 minDirector: Kenji Mizoguchi

1952 film by Kenji Mizoguchi

The Life of Oharu (西鶴一代女, Saikaku ichidai onna; lit. "Saikaku: Life of a woman") is a 1952 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. The screenplay by Yoshikata Yoda is based on various stories from Saikaku Ihara's 1686 work The Life of an Amorous Woman. Kinuyo Tanaka stars as Oharu, a one-time concubine of a daimyō (and mother of a later daimyō) who struggles to escape the stigma of having been forced into prostitution by her father.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Life of Oharu about?
The Life of Oharu (1952) — A fifty-year-old prostitute, no longer able to attract men, looks back on her sad life. Once a lady-in-waiting at the imperial court at Kyoto, Oharu fell in love with, and became the lover of, a man below her station. They were discovered, and Oharu and her family were exiled. Fo
Is The Life of Oharu based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Life of Oharu scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.