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Sakuran (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
111 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Mika Ninagawa

Written By:
Moyoco Anno
Yuki Tanada

Actors:
Anna Tsuchiya ..... Kiyoha
Kippei Shiina ..... Kuranosuke
Yoshino Kimura ..... Takao
Hiroki Narimiya ..... Sojiro
Miho Kanno ..... Shohi
Masatoshi Nagase ..... Mitsunobu
Masanobu Ando ..... Seiji
Kenichi Endo ..... Sakaguchi
Akiko Hoshino ..... Retired man
Yuki Hyôdô ..... Owner
Sadanji Ichikawa IV ..... Oran
Renji Ishibashi ..... Yukiji
Kyôko Koizumi ..... Wakagiku
Narumi Konno ..... Mother
Minami ..... Momoka
Keishi Nagatsuka ..... Florist
Yuri Nakamura ..... Shigeji

Synopsis:

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.

The taxing woman of the title is a dedicated tax inspector who never lets go of her prey, once she has her sights on him. The victim in this case is a hood operating adult motels and crooked real estate deals, who does not even dream that a fragile defenceless woman can harm him . . . .

Follows Kiyoha, a rebellious, powerhouse courtesan on the rise in 18th century Edo's pleasure quarter. Living in the lustrous world of Yoshiwara, she was determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased. Choosy about her customers, and both boon and headache to her employers, Kiyoha wants to find her freedom rather than have a rich merchant buy it.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 25 November, 2009.

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