The Life of Oharu
西鶴一代女
1952 · 2h 16m · Drama · Japan
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
Directed by
Kenji MizoguchiBased on the novel by
Saikaku Ihara7.3Smart score
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17th centurybanishmentbased on novel or bookconcubinecourtesandespairedo periodfallen womanfeudal japanfeudal lordforced prostitutionlife storymemorynoblewomanprostituteshamesocial scandalsold into slaverysuffering womantold in flashbacktragic destinytragic heroine
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