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Released 20 years ago.
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Sakuran
2006 1h 51m JA
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6.5TMDB Β· 71
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Synopsis
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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.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Anna Tsuchiya
Kiyoha
Kippei Shiina
Kuranosuke
Hiroki Narimiya
Sojiro
Yoshino Kimura
Takao
Miho Kanno
Shohi
Masatoshi Nagase
Mitsunobu
Masanobu Ando
Seiji
Kayoko Aoyagi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mika Ninagawa
- Writers
- Moyoco Anno, Yuki Tanada
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Mika Ninagawa, shot by Takuro Ishizaka. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Sheena Ringo. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Hiroaki Morishita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Anna Tsuchiya and Kippei Shiina and Hiroki Narimiya carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0794338 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 71 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Mika Ninagawa directs. Takuro Ishizaka behind the camera. Sheena Ringo scores. Hiroaki Morishita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 20 years ago.
- 2Directed by Mika Ninagawa, shot by Takuro Ishizaka. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Sheena Ringo. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Hiroaki Morishita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Anna Tsuchiya and Kippei Shiina and Hiroki Narimiya carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0794338 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 71 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 9 themes, including "japan", "tokyo, japan", "prostitution", "based on manga".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Takuro Ishizaka
- Original score
- Sheena Ringo
- Editing
- Hiroaki Morishita
- Production design
- Namiko Iwaki
- Costume design
- Daisuke Iga
- Makeup / hair
- Etsuko Egawa
- Stunt coordinator
- Isao Karasawa
- Runtime
- 111 min Β· 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- Certification (US)
- 12
- IMDB
- Sakuran (2006)
Also by
Mika Ninagawa
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
PARCO
JP
Kodansha
JP
TV Asahi
JP
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
JP
WOWOW
JP
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
JP
dentsu
JP
- CI
Cinema Investment
JP
- TO
TOWER RECORDS Japan
JP
Asmik Ace Entertainment
JP
Key crew
- Original StoryMoyoco Anno
- ProducerKeisuke Oda
- Executive ProducerYasushi Shiina
- Line ProducerChikako Nakabayashi
- Art Department AssistantToshiharu Aida
- Production DesignNamiko Iwaki
- EditorHiroaki Morishita
- ProducerMasao Teshima
- Makeup Department HeadEtsuko Egawa
- ProducerMitsuru Uda
- Production ManagerMasahiro Motofuji
- Associate ProducerMasayuki Tanishima
- Second UnitToru Yamamoto
- Stunt CoordinatorIsao Karasawa
- Sound EffectsAya Kojima
- Executive ProducerKΓ΄ichi Yamazaki
- Executive ProducerHiroshi Hayakawa
- Executive ProducerTakao Igarashi
- Executive ProducerFumihide Mizuno
- Executive ProducerHiroyuki Fushitani
- Executive ProducerToshio Hirose
- Executive ProducerOsamu Ishikawa
- Executive ProducerAkira Ishii
- Visual EffectsHashimoto Mitsuaki
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- japan
- tokyo, japan
- prostitution
- based on manga
- woman director
- sex work
- historical romance
- oiran
- tayu
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2007-02-0912Β· Berlin International Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- ζ‘ε₯³θ±ιTW
- μ¬μΏ λKR
- ζΆε₯³θ±ιCN
