Movie: The Life of Oharu

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
田中絹代

Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura
松浦築枝

Tomo

Ichirō Sugai
菅井一郎

Shinzaemon

Hisako Yamane
山根寿子

Lady Matsudaira

Toshirō Mifune
三船敏郎

Katsunosuke

Jūkichi Uno
宇野重吉

Yakichi Ogiya

Eitarō Shindō
進藤英太郎

Kahe Sasaya

Akira Ōizumi
大泉滉

Fumikichi

Masao Shimizu
清水将夫

Kikuoji

Daisuke Katō
加東大介

Tasaburo Hishiya

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Video: Saikaku ichidai onna (The Life of Oharu) 1952 Trailer

Saikaku ichidai onna (The Life of Oharu) 1952 Trailer

Saikaku ichidai onna (The Life of Oharu) 1952 Trailer

Essential Cinema Series: Three Japanese Masters

Essential Cinema Series: Three Japanese Masters

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Saikaku ichidai onna (The Life of Oharu) 1952 Trailer

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