Sakura Taisen, Vol. 1: Sumire

Product Description

For years the defense and safety of the imperial city rested on the shoulders of Sumire Kanzaki of the Flower Troup. Butthisas with all tings, must fade away.

As the top star of the imperial operetta Company, Sumire was the power and the light from which her comrades drew their own strength and resolve. It was through her that ht e flower Troupe found their courage and through her that many happy memories were made.

Now the certain rise for on final performance as the star that once shined so brightly begins to grow faint. As the spotlight dims on one legend, another must come center stage.

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Running Time 38 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Not what I was expecting.......2006-08-17

it takes after the Sakura Wars movie, to see Sumire leave is hurtful yes but then again she probably doesnt want to give up. Sumire's mother was an actress and of course Sumire becomes one as well. With beauty and elegance, its so sad that it was only 24 mins.

Finally.......2006-04-19

Glad to see the character that almost made us give up on this otherwise enjoyable series is gone.

We're looking forward to purchasing any upcoming Sumire-free disks.

decent.......2006-03-23

pretty expensive for one episode. doesn't add anything to the plot, but its good to have closure on one of the fun characters. id say the best parts are the extras. you get to see how close knit the cast was. there is a real story behind that.

A great retirement for Sumire.......2005-09-19

First of all I LOVE SAKURA WARS!!!! This was the best way to end the series. I was a huge Sumire fan so it was kind of sad that she retired. Anyway it's worth your time and money!

One episode for $10? Hehe, at least you didn't import it..........2005-07-01

For $10, you get a single 24-minute episode that has a lot of sad looks and tearjerking scenes. Nothing happens that you don't expect...

Anyway, though Sumire is gone, the excellent Paris Kagekidan series ("L'Ecole de Paris") continues the Sakura Wars OVA series. (And maybe we'll have another OVA with the New York Kagekidan in the future.)

I imported the Japanese limited-edition version of this. It cost US$60 after all the costs were added together. In retrospect, it was an idiotic purchase. (At least the Japanese version came with a replica of the purple shirts you see in the episode.)

If you really love the character of Sumire, and if you understand Japanese, I would recommend purchasing the Kanzaki Sumire Retirement Performance DVD set from an importer or auction site. You get over four hours of live action performance by the Japanese actors and actresses of the Sakura Wars series, plus backstage film, interviews, and a really nice book that contains the script for the performance.

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