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Sakuran
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.
Top Billed Cast
土屋アンナ Kiyoha
椎名桔平 Kuranosuke
成宮寛貴 Sojiro
木村佳乃 Takao
菅野美穂 Shohi
永瀬正敏 Mitsunobu
安藤政信 Seiji
Kayoko Aoyagi 
遠藤憲一 Sakaguchi
Mayu Fujimori Yunagi
樋口靖 
星野晶子 Practitioner
Yuki Hyôdô Fried Feather
Sadanji Ichikawa IV Retired Man
石橋蓮司 Owner
小泉今日子 Oran
近野成美 Yukiji
松下恵 Sky
美波 Wakagiku
長塚圭史 Kiyoha's Guest
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