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Sakuran (2006)

Poster for Sakuran

Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwara District, navigating brothel politics while trying to cling to the man she loves.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mika Ninagawa
  • Profile picture of Anna Tsuchiya
    Kiyoha Anna Tsuchiya
  • Profile picture of Kippei Shiina
    Kuranosuke Kippei Shiina
  • Profile picture of Hiroki Narimiya
    Sojiro Hiroki Narimiya
  • Profile picture of Yoshino Kimura
    Takao Yoshino Kimura
  • Profile picture of Miho Kanno
    Shohi Miho Kanno
  • Profile picture of Masatoshi Nagase
    Mitsunobu Masatoshi Nagase
  • Profile picture of Masanobu Ando
    Seiji Masanobu Ando
  • Profile picture of Ken'ichi Endô
    Sakaguchi Ken'ichi Endô

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Keywords

  • japan
  • tokyo, japan
  • prostitution
  • woman director
  • sex work
  • oiran
  • tayu