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A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society throughout its history, Kenji Mizoguchi (Ugetsu) had already been directing movies for decades when he made THE LIFE OF OHARU in 1952. But this epic portrait of an inexorable fall from grace, starring the incredibly talented Kinuyo Tanaka (The Ballad of Narayama) as an imperial lady-in-waiting who gradually descends to street prostitution, was the movie that gained its director international attention, ushering in a new golden period for him.
Condition:NEW.
Product Details
Actors: Toshiro Mifune, Kinuyo Tanaka
Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi
Format: Blu-ray, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: July 9, 2013
Run Time: 137 minutes
Special Features
New high-definition digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural
Introductory commentary by scholar Dudley Andrew
Mizoguchi's Art and the Demimonde, an illustrated audio essay
Kinuyo Tanaka's New Departure, a 2009 film by Koko Kajiyama
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Gilberto Perez
Cast & Crew
Kinuyo Tanaka Oharu
Toshiro Mifune Katsunosuke
Ichiro Sugai Shonzaemon, Oharu's Father
Yuriko Hamada Otsubone Yoshioka
Chieko Higashiyama Myokai
Daisuke Kato Tasaburo Hishiya
Kyoko Kusajima Sodegaki
Masao Mishima Taisaburo Hishiya
Kikue Mori Myokai, the Old Nun
Toranosuke Ogawa Yataemon Isobei
Akira Oizumi Fumikichi, Sasaya's Friend
Sadako Sawamura Owasa
Noriko Sengoku Sakurai
Masao Shimizu Kikuno Koji
Takashi Shimura Old Man
Eitaro Shindo Kohei Sasaya
Jukichi Uno Yakichi Senya
Eijiro Yanagi Forger
Technical Credits
Kenji Mizoguchi Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Toshio Goto Editor
Hideo Koi Producer
Hiroshi Mizutani Production Designer
Ichiro Saito Score Composer
Yoshikata Yoda Screenwriter
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