

Utamaro and His Five Women
1946, Japanese. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the Tokyo brothels provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women vie for lovers, and, occasionally, his art gets him into trouble.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 17 December 1946
- Original title
- 歌麿をめぐる五人の女
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yoshikata Yoda
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Utamaro and His Five Women runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Utamaro and His Five Women isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Utamaro and His Five Women, try The Life of Oharu, Sansho the Bailiff, Street of Shame.
Who directed Utamaro and His Five Women?
Utamaro and His Five Women (1946) was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and stars Bandō Mitsugorō VIII, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kōtarō Bandō.