Sakuran
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.
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Anna Tsuchiya
Kiyoha
Known for
NANA
Kamikaze Girls
Kippei Shiina
Kuranosuke
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Outrage
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Hiroki Narimiya
Sojiro
Known for
Azumi
Ace Attorney
Yoshino Kimura
Takao
Known for
The Boy and the Heron
Confessions
Miho Kanno
Shohi
Known for
Dolls
Tomie
Masatoshi Nagase
Mitsunobu
Known for
Suicide Club
Sweet Bean
Masanobu Ando
Seiji
Known for
Battle Royale
Kids Return
Kayoko Aoyagi
Kenichi Endō
Sakaguchi
Known for
Visitor Q
THE DAYS
Mayu Fujimori
Yunagi
Also in
The Midnight Girls
霊女 MISAKI 1
Yasushi Higuchi
Also in
Zatoichi
High Kick Girl!
Akiko Hoshino
Practitioner
Known for
Ju-On: White Ghost
Mika Ninagawa Director · Yuki Tanada Screenplay Moyoco Anno Story
First release December 7, 2006 · Produced in Japan · Production Kodansha, TV Asahi
Production
PARCO
Production
Kodansha
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Production
WOWOW
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
dentsu
Production
Cinema Investment
Production
TOWER RECORDS Japan
Production
Asmik Ace Entertainment
Production
Fellah Pictures
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
さくらん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 7, 2006
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
February 9, 2007 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Japan
February 24, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 6, 2007 · Theatrical
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