Plot
A fifty-year-old prostitute, no longer able to attract men, looks back on her sad life. Once a lady-in-waiting at the imperial court at Kyoto, Oharu fell in love with, and became the lover of, a man below her station. They were discovered, and Oharu and her family were exiled. For Oharu there followed a life filled with one sorrow and humiliation after another.
Written by
Saikaku Ihara, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Crew
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Koi Productions, Shintoho Company
Languages
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination
Scores
# of Votes
7,928
Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA