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JAPAN · 1952

The Life of Oharu

Kenji Mizoguchi
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Synopsis

During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Year1952
CountryJapan
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
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