The Life of Oharu [Saikaku Ichidai Onna] ***** (1952, Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirô Sugai, Toshirô Mifune, Toshiaki Konoe, Eitarô Shindô) – Classic Movie Review 8028
Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi’s 1952 The Life of Oharu [Saikaku Ichidai Onna] is a world cinema classic, with a remarkable performance by Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu, a 17th-century samurai’s daught…
