In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
西鶴一代女 is of 2 hour(s) and 16 minute(s). It is Produced By: Koi Productions, Shintoho Company, TOHO. It was released on 1952-04-17. It has an average vote of 7.784 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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