Episode #16 – Sakuran (さくらん)
Sakuran (2006)
さくらん [Sakuran]
Directed by Mika Ninagawa
Written by Yuki Tanada
Based on the manga by Moyoko Anno
A young girl is sold into the red-light district Yoshiwara and is put under the care of the oiran (lead prostitute) of the Tamakiku house. The girl is rebellious, but the more experienced people in the household begin to think that she will be one day a great oiran, since an oiran needs not only beauty and talent, but she should also have the tenacity to maintain the position.
Cast
Anna Tsuchiya – Kiyoha
Yoshino Kimura – Takao
Masanobu Ando – Seiji
Miho Kanno – Shohi
Hiroki Narimiya – Sojiro
Renji Ishibashi – Owner
Mari Natsuki – House Mother
Kippei Shiina – Kuranosuke
