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Saikaku Ichidai Onna

Saikaku Ichidai Onna (1952)

Drama | 148 minutes
3,74 74 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 148 minuten

Alternative titles: The Life of Oharu / Diary of Oharu / 西鶴一代女

Country: Japan

Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi

Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshirô Mifune and Ichirō Sugai

IMDb score: 8,0 (8.362)

Releasedate: 17 April 1952

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Saikaku Ichidai Onna plot

Oharu is a prostitute in 17th century Japan. She prays in front of a statue of Buddha and reflects on her life. As a teenager, she shamed her family by falling in love with a Samurai. She became the mistress of a prince who disowned her when she became pregnant. Her father sold her as a hooker and her life had good moments when she was really in love and bad moments with the despicable people around her.

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Kinuyo Tanaka Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura Tsukie Matsuura

Tomo, Oharu's Mother

Ichirō Sugai Ichirō Sugai

Shinzaemon, Oharu's Father

Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune

Katsunosuke

Toshiaki Konoe Toshiaki Konoe

Lord Harutaka Matsudaira

Kiyoko Tsuji Kiyoko Tsuji

Landlady

Hisako Yamane Hisako Yamane

Lady Matsudaira

Jūkichi Uno Jūkichi Uno

Yakichi Ogiya

Eitarō Shindō Eitarō Shindō

Kahe Sasaya

Akira Ôizumi Akira Ôizumi

Fumikichi, Sasaya's Friend

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