Sakuran review

[Michael Kerpan]

Seems like a reasonably sound appraisal -- historically and literarily, the film is silly rubbish (and the acting is not all that impressive overall, either).  But it really is visually gorgeous, and worth seeing if only because of this.

Some screenshots here:

http://rozmon.blogspot.com/2007/08/watched-august-6-12-2007-ninagawa.html

MEK

--- On Mon, 9/1/08, Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: Sakuran review
> To: "KineJapan" <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 8:27 AM
> If you, like me, are not a regular reader of the
> 'Financial Times, you might  like to glance at this
> pithy review of 'Sakuran' by Nigel Andrews.
> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d447108c-7629-11dd-99ce-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1
> It was accompanied by a large colour photo "Stuck at a
> red light: Anna Tsuchiya, as Kiyoha, who dreams of escaping
> a life of prostitution in 'Sakuran' ".
> Roger