The Life of Oharu

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

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura

as Tomo

Ichirō Sugai

as Shinzaemon

Hisako Yamane

as Lady Matsudaira

Toshirō Mifune

as Katsunosuke

Jūkichi Uno

as Yakichi Ogiya

Eitarō Shindō

as Kahe Sasaya

Akira Ōizumi

as Fumikichi

Masao Shimizu

as Kikuoji

Daisuke Katō

as Tasaburo Hishiya

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