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Sakuran

2006 · 111 min

A lush, candy-colored plunge into a cloistered world, gorgeous and sensual yet quietly melancholy, carried by a defiant heroine who refuses to be owned.

Directed by
Mika Ninagawa
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Hiroki Narimiya
Overview
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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Directed by
Mika Ninagawa
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Hiroki Narimiya
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • freedom
    • gender
    • class
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    history, drama
    Directed by
    Mika Ninagawa
    Written by
    Yuki Tanada
    Starring
    Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Hiroki Narimiya, Yoshino Kimura, Miho Kanno, Masatoshi Nagase, Masanobu Ando, Kayoko Aoyagi
    Music
    Sheena Ringo
    Cinematography
    Takuro Ishizaka
    Runtime
    111 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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