Saikaku ichidai onna : Life of Oharu /
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.
Bibliographic Details
| Corporate Authors: |
Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha,
Shintoho Production,
Janus Films,
Home Vision (Firm) |
| Other Authors: |
Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956,
Tanaka, Kinuyo, 1909-1977,
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997,
Shimizu, Masao, 1921-2008,
Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693 |
| Format: | Video
VHS
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| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | In Japanese with new electronic English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York] : [Chicago] :
Janus ; Home Vision,
[1992?]
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| Series: | Japanese classic collection.
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| Subjects: | |