Sakuran
Sakuran
Sakuran
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2006
1h 51m
6.5(68 votes)
History
Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Asmik Ace
PARCO
Kodansha
TV Asahi
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
WOWOW
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
dentsu

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

土屋アンナ

Kiyoha

土屋アンナ
Acting

椎名桔平

Kuranosuke

椎名桔平
Acting

成宮寛貴

Sojiro

成宮寛貴
Acting

木村佳乃

Takao

木村佳乃
Acting

菅野美穂

Shohi

菅野美穂
Acting

永瀬正敏

Mitsunobu

永瀬正敏
Acting

安藤政信

Seiji

安藤政信
Acting

Kayoko Aoyagi

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

遠藤憲一

Sakaguchi

遠藤憲一
Acting

Mayu Fujimori

Yunagi

No Image
Acting

樋口靖

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

星野晶子

Practitioner

星野晶子
Acting

Yuki Hyôdô

Fried Feather

No Image
Acting

四代目 市川左團次

Retired Man

No Image
Acting

石橋蓮司

Owner

石橋蓮司
Acting

小泉今日子

Oran

小泉今日子
Acting

近野成美

Yukiji

近野成美
Acting

松下恵

Sky

松下恵
Acting

美波

Wakagiku

美波
Acting

長塚圭史

Kiyoha's Guest

長塚圭史
Acting

中村ゆり

舞鹤（Maizuru）

中村ゆり
Acting

夏木マリ

Landlady

夏木マリ
Acting

蜷川みほ

Momoka

蜷川みほ
Acting

小栗旬

Florist

小栗旬
Camera

高間賢治

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

月船さらら

Hirugao

月船さらら
Acting

Ai Yamaguchi

Shigeji

No Image
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山本浩司

Carpenter

山本浩司
Acting

Shûji Yamamoto

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

津田寛治

Customer

津田寛治
Directing

SABU

Patron

SABU
Acting

齋藤飛鳥

Tomeki

齋藤飛鳥
Acting

Makoto Aida

Oretachi

No Image
Directing

庵野秀明

Oretachi

庵野秀明
Acting

忌野清志郎

Oretachi

忌野清志郎
Acting

大森南朋

Oretachi

大森南朋
Acting

ゴリ

Oretachi

ゴリ
Directing

古厩智之

Oretachi

古厩智之
Acting

村松利史

Oretachi

村松利史
Acting

大迫茂生

Oretachi

大迫茂生

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