The Life of Oharu (1952)
In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
Top billed cast
Kinuyo TanakaOharu
Tsukie MatsuuraTomo
Ichirō SugaiShinzaemon
Hisako YamaneLady Matsudaira
Toshirō MifuneKatsunosuke
Jūkichi UnoYakichi Ogiya
Eitarō ShindōKahe Sasaya
Akira ŌizumiFumikichi
Masao ShimizuKikuoji
Daisuke KatōTasaburo Hishiya
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