Is The Life of Oharu sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Life of Oharu end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Life of Oharu one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Life of Oharu easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Life of Oharu scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Life of Oharu violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Life of Oharu

Name: The Life of Oharu
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirō Sugai, Hisako Yamane, Toshirō Mifune

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Produced by Koi Productions, Shintoho Company

1952136 min7.7 / 10

A devastating portrait of a noblewoman's systematic degradation across a lifetime, told through memory and structured as an inexorable descent into social and personal ruin.

During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Questions people ask

Is The Life of Oharu sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does The Life of Oharu end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is The Life of Oharu one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.
Is The Life of Oharu easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Life of Oharu scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Life of Oharu violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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