The Life of Oharu(西鶴一代女)
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Japan · 1952
2h 16m
Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirō Sugai, Toshirō Mifune
Genre Drama
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Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of the society.
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such a cruel world orchestrated with such precision its staggering