Criterion spine #664
The Life of Oharu
1952Directed by Kenji MizoguchiJapan148 min
The Life of Oharu (西鶴一代女, Saikaku ichidai onna; lit. "Saikaku: Life of a woman") is a 1952 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. The screenplay by Yoshikata Yoda is based on various stories from Saikaku Ihara's 1686 work The Life of an Amorous Woman.…
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