The Life of Oharu
西鶴一代女 (original)
Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of the society.
Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirō Sugai, Toshiro Mifune, Toshirō Mifune, Toshiaki Konoe, Kiyoko Tsuji, Hisako Yamane, Jūkichi Uno, Eitarō Shindō
Watch "The Life of Oharu" on Criterion Channel released in 1952. It's a drama and romance movie, and has a rating of 8.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie.