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Dec 07, 2006
111 min
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Sakuran (2006)

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.

Category

History Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

PARCO Kodansha TV Asahi Asahi Broadcasting Corporation WOWOW Nagoya Broadcasting Network dentsu Cinema Investment TOWER RECORDS Japan Asmik Ace Entertainment

Anna Tsuchiya

Kiyoha

Kippei Shiina

Kuranosuke

Hiroki Narimiya

Sojiro

Yoshino Kimura

Takao

Miho Kanno

Shohi

Masatoshi Nagase

Mitsunobu

Masanobu Ando

Seiji

Kayoko Aoyagi

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