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.
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Oharu
Shinzaemon
Lady Matsudaira
Katsunosuke
Yakichi Ogiya
Kahe Sasaya
Fumikichi
Kikuoji
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