Movie

The Life of Oharu

★ 7.7(196)19522h 16m

Drama

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The Life of Oharu is streaming on Filmin in Spain. Availability checked 25 July 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Release date: 1952-04-17
Runtime: 2h 16m
Language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Studio: Koi Productions

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About The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu is a 1952 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura and Ichirō Sugai. It has a runtime of 2 hours 16 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.7/10 from 196 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Life of Oharu in Spain — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura

Tomo

Ichirō Sugai

Shinzaemon

Hisako Yamane

Lady Matsudaira

Toshirō Mifune

Katsunosuke

Jūkichi Uno

Yakichi Ogiya

Eitarō Shindō

Kahe Sasaya

Akira Ōizumi

Fumikichi

Masao Shimizu

Kikuoji

Daisuke Katō

Tasaburo Hishiya

Toranosuke Ogawa

Yoshioka

Eijirō Yanagi

Counterfeiter

Themes & keywords

prostitutebased on novel or bookdespaircourtesanbanishmentconcubinememorytold in flashbackforced prostitutionnoblewomanshameedo periodfeudal lordfeudal japan17th century