The Life of Oharu (1952)
August 17, 2023 1:39 PM - Subscribe
[TRAILER] In feudal Japan, Oharu (Kinuyo Tanaka), the daughter of royal samurai Shinzaemon (Ichiro Sugai), secretly has a passionate romance with Katsunosuke (Toshirô Mifune), a man with a meager social standing. When the couple is found out, the law comes down hard on this breach of class: Katsunosuke is put to death and Oharu and her family are banished from the kingdom. Destitute and disgraced, Shinzaemon sells Oharu into prostitution, and she spends years searching for love. aka Saikaku ichidai onna
Directed, co-written, and co-produced by Kenji Mizoguchi.
100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Currently streaming in the US on Criterion. JustWatch.
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Directed, co-written, and co-produced by Kenji Mizoguchi.
100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Currently streaming in the US on Criterion. JustWatch.
Soliloquy was kind enough to support MeFi with a donation. Their request was for six Japanese historical dramas about women. I'll be using the tag #Josei
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posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:37 PM on August 17, 2023