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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, initially as the house girl .. Read more

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

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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, 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 Certificate 15
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 12 Jan 2009
Production year: 2008

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  • 3 stars out of

    As the filmmaking debut of a world-class photographer, one rightfully expects Sakuran to look stunning. But... read more on Time Out

    • Tom Huddleston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4.0 stars

    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 ... more

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      • A customer from Telford
      • Posted 22 Jan 2009 11:15

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  • Rated - 5.0 stars

    Sakuran

    Awesome; visually stunning and a great soundtrack from shiina ringo. What else is there to say.

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