The Life of Oharu
In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
- Year: 1952
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Koi Productions, Shintoho Company, TOHO
- Keyword: prostitute, based on novel or book, despair, courtesan, banishment, concubine, memory, told in flashback, noblewoman, shame, edo period, feudal lord, feudal japan, 17th century, sold into slavery, tragic destiny, life story, fallen woman, social scandal, woman with past, suffering woman, tragic heroine, forced into prostitution
- Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirō Sugai, Hisako Yamane, Toshirō Mifune, Jūkichi Uno

