Life of Oharu [translated: Saikaku ichidai onna]
Toho Company, Ltd.; directed by Kenji Mizoguchi; screenplay, Yoshikata Yoda
- Resource Type:
- Laserdisc Video
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 1952
- Publication:
- Irvington, NY : Voyager Company, 1997
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Availability
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- Summary:
- In 17th-century Japan, a samurai's daughter, Oharu, falls in love with a pretty servant. Caught together, the man is beheaded and Oharu and her family are exiled. After enduring further misfortunes as a concubine, a courtesan, wife, and prostitute, Oharu becomes a mendicant nun in her old age.
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- Language Notes:
- In Japanese with English subtitles.
- Main Work:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Kōshoku ichidai onna [by Ihara, S.]
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- Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: Saikaku ichidai onna
Title on container: Kenji Mizoguchi's Life of Oharu - Subjects:
- System Details:
- Laser, CLV extended play, digital sound.
- Performers:
- Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshiro Mifune, Masao Shimizu, Ichiro Sugai, Daisuke Kato, Jyukichi Uno, Tsukie Matsura, Eitaro Shindo.
- Production Credits:
- Associata producer, Hideo Koi ; cinematography, Yoshimi Hirano ; music, Ichiro Saito.
- General Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952.
Based on the novel Kōshoku ichidai onna by Saikaku Ihara. - Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (137 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Video Characteristics:
- laser optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file
- Call Numbers:
- LD 539
- OCLC Numbers:
- 37476887
