Germany / Feb 09, 2007 / 12 / Berlin International Film Festival
1h 51min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kayoko Aoyagi | |
| Kenichi Endo | Sakaguchi |
| Mayu Fujimori | Yunagi |
| Yasushi Higuchi | |
| Akiko Hoshino | Practitioner |
| Yuki Hyôdô | Fried Feather |
| Sadanji Ichikawa IV | Retired Man |
| Renji Ishibashi | Owner |
| Kyoko Koizumi | Oran |
| Narumi Konno | Yukiji |
| Megumi Matsushita | Sky |
| Minami | Wakagiku |
| Keishi Nagatsuka | Kiyoha's Guest |
| Yuri Nakamura | 舞鹤（Maizuru） |
| Mari Natsuki | Landlady |
| Miho Ninagawa | Momoka |
| Shun Oguri | Florist |
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| Kenji Takama | |
| Sarara Tsukifune | Hirugao |
| Ai Yamaguchi | Shigeji |
| Hiroshi Yamamoto | Carpenter |
| Shûji Yamamoto | |
| Kanji Tsuda | Customer |
| SABU | Patron |
| Asuka Saito | Tomeki |
| Makoto Aida | Oretachi |
| Hideaki Anno | Oretachi |
| Kiyoshiro Imawano | Oretachi |
| Nao Omori | Oretachi |
| Gori | Oretachi |
| Tomoyuki Furumaya | Oretachi |
| Toshifumi Muramatsu | Oretachi |
| Shigeo Ôsako | Oretachi |
Genres
HistoryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | さくらん |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Asmik Ace, PARCO, Kodansha, TV Asahi, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, WOWOW, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, dentsu, Cinema Investment, TOWER RECORDS Japan |
| Release date | 7 dicembre 2006 |
| Executive producer | Yasushi Shiina, Kôichi Yamazaki, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Takao Igarashi, Fumihide Mizuno, Hiroyuki Fushitani, Toshio Hirose, Osamu Ishikawa, Akira Ishii |
| Production | Chikako Nakabayashi, Keisuke Oda, Masao Teshima, Mitsuru Uda, Masayuki Tanishima |
| Writer | Moyoco Anno, Yuki Tanada |
| Editing | Hiroaki Morishita |
| Cinematography | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Assistant directors | Toru Yamamoto, Mika Ninagawa, Atsumi Koizumi |
| Lighting | Hideo Kumagai |
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| Camera operators | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Additional photography | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Production design | Namiko Iwaki, Toshiharu Aida |
| Art direction | Namiko Iwaki, Toshiharu Aida |
| Set decoration | Toshiharu Aida, Namiko Iwaki |
| Visual effects | Hashimoto Mitsuaki |
| Stunts | Isao Karasawa |
| Music | Sheena Ringo, 小島彩, Showa Matsumoto, Shin Yasui |
| Sound | Sheena Ringo, 小島彩, Showa Matsumoto, Shin Yasui |
| Costume design | Daisuke Iga, Yuko Sugiyama, Etsuko Egawa |
| Makeup | Etsuko Egawa, Daisuke Iga, Yuko Sugiyama |
| Hairstyling | Etsuko Egawa, Daisuke Iga, Yuko Sugiyama |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Japan / Dec 07, 2006
Theatrical release
Japan / Feb 24, 2007
South Korea / Sep 06, 2007 / 18
France / Aug 20, 2008 / U
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