Sakuran
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66% Critic Match

Sakuran

6.6 / 10 2006 1h 51mNR Japanese
HistoryDrama

Storyline

Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.

Cast & Crew

Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya

Kiyoha

Lead
Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Kuranosuke

Hiroki Narimiya

Hiroki Narimiya

Sojiro

Yoshino Kimura

Yoshino Kimura

Takao

Miho Kanno

Miho Kanno

Shohi

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Mitsunobu

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Seiji

KA

Kayoko Aoyagi

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mika Ninagawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Sakuran is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker