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Sakuran Details

2008

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Starring	Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya
Director	Mika Ninagawa
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

Sakuran

Sakuran follows the ascent of Kiyoha (Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls) a rebellious and feisty girl sold to a brothel in the notorious Yoshiwara district; a nightlife zone that served both the elites and working classes for hundreds of years. Kiyoha rises through the ranks of the competitive brothel, initially as the house girl of an established courtesan, learning the trade and eventually becoming Oiran - the preeminent courtesan of the brothel. Headstrong and independent from the outset, Kiyoha is choosy about her customers and defiant to her employers and fellow courtesans; she wants to find her own freedom rather than have a rich merchant buy it for her.

Starring	Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya, Miho Kanno, Masatoshi Nagase, Masanobu Ando, Kenichi Endo, Sadanji Ichikawa IV, Renji Ishibashi
Director	Mika Ninagawa
Studio	ICA Film
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 51 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Japanese
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 12 Jan 2009

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- As the filmmaking debut of a world-class photographer, one rightfully expects âSakuranâ to look stunning. But... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  A feast for the eyes.
  
  I rented this because I enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha. Its pretty much the same story as Memoirs too, following a young Japanese girl who has aspirations on ... read more »
  
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  well worth watching
  
  a suprisingly heartfelt movie this film will make you laugh, cry and really make you think.
  
  anna tschiya at her very best
  
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  Just Perfect
  
  Absolutely gorgeous film, so pretty and elegantly made... extremely emotional in places and very well acted by Anna Tsuchyia, as Kiyoha, the young fiesty ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Aug 2011 at 12:13
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  professional sex
  
  Brothel or bordello. Life in these terms comes no less gay. However, but, the plot is lifeless and the clipping as good as ever. Modern traditional true life, ... read more »
  
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  Sakuran follows the ascent of Kiyoha (Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls) a rebellious and feisty girl sold to a brothel in the notorious Yoshiwara district; a nightlife zone that served both the elites and working classes for hundreds of years. Kiyoha rises through the ranks of the competitive brothel, ...