The Life of Oharu1952
Both on Ari Aster’s Top 10, both directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and both starring Ichirō Sugai and Kinuyo Tanaka
- Criterion Collection
- Spine №386
- Commentary
- 1 track on the Channel player
Synopsis
When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave traders. Under Kenji Mizoguchi’s dazzling direction, this classic Japanese story became one of cinema’s greatest masterpieces, a monumental, empathetic expression of human resilience in the face of evil.
