Japan Synopsis
さくらん
Tsuchiya Anna blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwara District, navigating brothel politics while trying to cling to the man she loves.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sakuran. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Asmik Ace
History + Drama in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sakuran itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
Sakuran holds position #246 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Sakuran. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1901st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
50 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 54th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Sakuran, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sex work · 1
- tayū · 1
- oiran · 1
- prostitution · 25
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- woman director · 246
- tokyo · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,111 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan History productions specifically: #72 of 100 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Asmik Ace, PARCO, Kodansha, TV Asahi, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | December 7, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0794338 |