
07 Dec 2006

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.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.

Koen

Maki

Nozaki

Kiyomasa Tsutsui

Yajima

Tsutsui Keiko

Ginko

Kazuko

Toshiko

Yamawaki Satoko

Toki Kana

Nozaki's wife

Kouhei

Shimazaki

Sakurada

Tanaka

Momochiyo

Sonoko

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