The Life of Oharu

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The Life of Oharu

original Japanese movie poster made by Shintōhō
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
Distributed by Shintōhō
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.

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