Cast and Main Characters
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu - The protagonist whose bad luck and misfortune lead to various struggles in life.
- Tsukie Matsuura as Tomo, Oharu's Mother - A kind character in the film; her mother tended to side with Oharu and did not wish to see her become a courtesan.
- Ichirō Sugai as Shinzaemon, Oharu's Father - Oharu's father was consumed by both money and social status. His misjudgments about Oharu caused much of her downfall.
- Toshirō Mifune as Katsunosuke - A page who courted Oharu and they fell into a forbidden love. He is beheaded once their relationship is discovered.
- Toshiaki Konoe as Lord Harutaka Matsudaira - He takes Oharu as a mistress in order to bear a child heir. Unfortunately for Oharu, he falls in love with Oharu and his wife's jealousy causes her dismissal.
- Hisako Yamane as Lady Matsudaira - The wife of Harutaka Matsudaira who, because of her jealousy of her husband's love for Oharu, banishes her.
- Jukichi Uno as Yakichi Ogiya - He was a respected fan maker who married Oharu, however, he is tragically murdered shortly into their marriage.
- Kiyoko Tsuji as Landlady.
- Eitarō Shindō as Kahe Sasaya.
- Akira Oizumi as Fumikichi, Sasaya's friend.
- Kyôko Kusajima as Sodegaki.
- Masao Shimizu as Kikuoji
- Daisuke Katō as Tasaburo Hishiya
- Toranosuke Ogawa as Yoshioka
- Hiroshi Oizumi as manager Bunkichi
- Haruyo Ichikawa as Lady-in-waiting Iwabashi
- Yuriko Hamada as Otsubone Yoshioka
- Noriko Sengoku as Lady-in-waiting Sakurai
- Sadako Sawamura as Owasa
- Masao Mishima as Taisaburo Hishiya
- Eijirō Yanagi as forger
- Chieko Higashiyama as Myokai, the old nun
- Takashi Shimura as old man
- Benkei Shiganoya as Jihei
- Komako Hara as Otsubone Kuzui
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