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Sakuran

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2006-12-07

Runtime: 111 mins

Director: Mika Ninagawa

Writer: Yuki Tanada

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: History, Drama

Original title: Sakuran

Production Companies: Asmik Ace, PARCO, Kodansha, TV Asahi, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, WOWOW, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, dentsu, Cinema Investment, TOWER RECORDS Japan

Production Countries: Japan

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