Synopsis
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
Movie Information
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Writers
- Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda
- Release Year
- 1952
- Runtime
- 136 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 (205 votes)
Top 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
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