The Life of Oharu
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| The Life of Oharu | |
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| Directed by | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Produced by | Hideo Koi Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Written by | Kenji Mizoguchi Yoshikata Yoda |
| Starring | Kinuyo Tanaka Tsukie Matsuura Ichirô Sugai Toshirô Mifune Takashi Shimura |
| Release date(s) | April 3, 1952 |
| Running time | 148 min |
| Language | Japanese |
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The Life of Oharu (西鶴一代女 Saikaku Ichidai Onna) is a 1952 film by director Kenji Mizoguchi starring Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu, a one-time concubine of a daimyō (and mother of a later daimyō) who struggles to escape the stigma of having been sold into prostitution by her father.
The movie is based on a novel by Ihara Saikaku.
The film constitutes an excellent example of the long take aesthetic, a filmmaking style Mizoguchi employed extensively throughout his career.
