The Life Of Oharu Saikaku Ichidai Onna

The Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna) (1952) 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. ??George S. Davis Awards: 2 wins & 1 nominationWorldwide Gross: $6,921Kenji MizoguchiKinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirô Sugai1964-04-20 (Japan)tt0045112