Sakuran (Japanese) 2006

August 30, 2008 · Posted in Drama, Historical, Japanese Movies, Movies

Aka:
Year: 2006
Directed: Mika Ninagawa
Genre: Drama/History
Runtime: 110min
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Cast: Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya, Miho Kanno, Masatoshi Nagase
Imdb: Sakuran

Synopsis / Plot

Mika Ninagawa’s lavishly produced, broadly-scaled period epic Sakuran unfurls in 18th century Edo, the embryonic fishing village that in later years blossomed into the Japanese metropolis of Tokyo. Anna Tsuchiya stars as Kiyoha, a social-climbing courtesan who inhabits and works in a bordello of the exclusive Yoshiwara district. Exceptionally particular regarding her customers/bedmates, Kiyoha seeks liberation from the lifestyle and career that have ensconced her - but refuses to accept such emancipation at the hands of a rich man’s purchase. Deliberately, yet with great assurance and conviction, Kiyoha approaches the prospect of freedom and attempts to surmount the social and cultural obstacles that stand in her way. ~ AMG