The Life of Oharu

About this Broadcast

Oharu is a middle-aged prostitute in 17th-century Japan. As she prays before a statue of Buddha, Oharu reviews her past.

1952 English Stereo

Drama

Cast & Crew

Kinuyo Tanaka (Actor) .. Oharu

Toshirô Mifune (Actor) .. Katsunosuke

Ichirô Sugai (Actor) .. Shonzaemon, Oharu's Father

Chieko Higashiyama (Actor) .. Myokai

Noriko Sengoku (Actor) .. Sakurai

Sadako Sawamura (Actor) .. Owasa

Yuriko Hamada (Actor) .. Otsubone Yoshioka

Eitarô Shindô (Actor) .. Kohei Sasaya

Daisuke Kato (Actor) .. Tasaburo Hishiya

Kikue Môri (Actor) .. Myokai, the Old Nun

Jukichi Uno (Actor) .. Yakichi Senya

Masao Mishima (Actor) .. Taisaburo Hishiya

Takashi Shimura (Actor) .. Old Man

Kyoko Kusajima (Actor) .. Sodegaki

Eijirô Yanagi (Actor) .. Forger

Akira Oizumi (Actor) .. Fumikichi, Sasaya's Friend

Toranosuke Ogawa (Actor) .. Yataemon Isobei

Masao Shimizu (Actor) .. Kikuno Koji

More Information

Did You Know..

Kinuyo Tanaka (Actor) .. Oharu

Toshirô Mifune (Actor) .. Katsunosuke

Ichirô Sugai (Actor) .. Shonzaemon, Oharu's Father

Chieko Higashiyama (Actor) .. Myokai

Born: September 30, 1890

Noriko Sengoku (Actor) .. Sakurai

Sadako Sawamura (Actor) .. Owasa

Born: November 11, 1908
Died: August 16, 1996

Yuriko Hamada (Actor) .. Otsubone Yoshioka

Eitarô Shindô (Actor) .. Kohei Sasaya

Born: January 01, 1899
Died: January 01, 1977

Trivia: A Japanese actor in Japanese films from 1936 into the '70s, he usually played villains.

Daisuke Kato (Actor) .. Tasaburo Hishiya

Born: February 18, 1911

Kikue Môri (Actor) .. Myokai, the Old Nun

Born: November 03, 1903

Jukichi Uno (Actor) .. Yakichi Senya

Masao Mishima (Actor) .. Taisaburo Hishiya

Born: January 01, 1905
Died: January 01, 1973

Takashi Shimura (Actor) .. Old Man

Kyoko Kusajima (Actor) .. Sodegaki

Eijirô Yanagi (Actor) .. Forger

Akira Oizumi (Actor) .. Fumikichi, Sasaya's Friend

Toranosuke Ogawa (Actor) .. Yataemon Isobei

Born: February 25, 1915

Masao Shimizu (Actor) .. Kikuno Koji

Born: October 05, 1908

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