From the 88 Films press release:
88 Films is proud to announce the North American Blu-ray premier of
Sakuran on March 24.
Sakuran is an unflinching drama about Kiyaho (
Anna Tsuchiya,
Kamikaze Girls) growing up in ancient Edo’s notorious Yoshiwara red light district. She is sold to a high-end brothel as a young girl, where the older working women train her to be the ideal courtesan for elite visitors. She is defiant against this career being inflicted upon her. The brothel owners attempt to break her resistance, but she refuses to fully embrace the lifestyle of a prostitute.
She dreams of the freedom that will supposedly arrive when a dormant cherry tree blossoms once more. When she is old enough to work, her wild streak proves both provocative and enticing to the clients, and Kiyaho becomes the top earner in the house in record time. Her attitude upsets the other prostitutes, who grow extremely jealous of her success and beauty. Can Kiyaho find happiness in her brothel life?
Sakuran is the theatrical feature debut of director
Mika Ninagawa, an award-winning photographer/filmmaker. The film offers visually striking colors and art design, complemented by a score created by J pop queen
Shiina Ringo.
The special features include the original stereo audio soundtrack; a 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio; newly translated English subtitles; an audio commentary by
Josh Slater-Williams; an introduction by Amber T.; stills gallery; trailers; and limited edition booklet with an essay by
Jasper Sharp.
View the trailer for
Sakuran here:
Sakuran is distributed by MVD Entertainment Group.
Wow, there's some great use of color in that trailer! Really grabs your visual attention.
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