Rent The Life of O-Haru (1952)
4.1 of 5 from 113 ratings
2h 11min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Winner of the 1952 Venice Film Festival silver lion award, Kenji Mizoguchi's tragic tale, set in the 17th Century, of a young noblewoman's fall from grace established his reputation as one of Japan's greatest directors. Kinuyo Tanaka stars as O-Haru, a beautiful courtesan who surrenders to her passion for a commoner, played by Toshiro Mifune. As punishment, she and her parents are banished into exile where O-Haru desperately attempts to escape her past. A compelling and powerful critique of feudal Japan as seen through the eyes of a woman, 'The Life of O-Haru' portrays the human dramas and historical settings with unflinching realism and atmospheric detail, demonstrating Mizoguchi's complete mastery of the medium. - Actors:
- Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirô Sugai, Toshirô Mifune, Toshiaki Konoe, Kiyoko Tsuji, Hisako Yamane, Jûkichi Uno, Eitarô Shindô, Akira Ôizumi, Kyôko Kusajima, Masao Shimizu, Daisuke Katô, Toranosuke Ogawa, Hiroshi Oizumi, Haruyo Ichikawa, Yuriko Hamada, Noriko Sengoku, Sadako Sawamura, Masao Mishima
- Directors:
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Producers:
- Hideo Koi, Kenji Mizoguchi
- Writers:
- Saikaku Ihara, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda
- Aka:
- Saikaku ichidai onna
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1902-62, The Instant Expert's Guide to Kenji Mizoguchi
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/04/2017
- Run Time:
- 136 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary for the opening of the movie by film scholar Dudley Andrew
- Mizoguchi's Art and the Demimonde, an illustrated audio essay featuring Andrew
- The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka, a 2009 film by Koko Kajiyama documenting the actor's 1949 goodwill tour of the United States
- A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Gilberto Perez
