, is a 2007 album by Shiina Ringo

Shiina Ringo

, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter, music composer and music producer. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen.She describes herself as ""....

 and Saitō Neko. The vinyl record version and the DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 "Daiginjou" were released on April 25, 2007.

Outline

This album serves as the sound track for the movie "Sakuran

Sakuran

, is a manga series created by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl, Kiyoha who becomes a tayu or oiran courtesan.- Plot :...

" (さくらん).

Shiina Ringo initially intended to create a highly produced sound, using a computer. She made some instrumental demos, but the film director demanded songs with lyrics.
So she decided to record some live songs using Neko`s orchestration.

She intended to make this album with Tokyo Jihen

Tokyo Jihen

is a Japanese band started by , after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single Gunjo Biyori was released in September 2004.- Origins:...

, but Hata Toshiki, the drummer, had broken his leg. The other band members participated.
Ukigumo played guitar on "Gamble". In addition, he wrote "Oiran".
Izawa Ichiyou played piano on "Gamble".
Kameda Seiji arranged "Yokushitsu".

Track listing

• #2, 3, 5, 10, and 11 are whole English lyrics.

Orchestras

(#1) (#2, 6, 9) (#3) (#4, 11) (#5, 7, 8, 12) (#10) (#13)

• Shiina Ringo×SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS (#14)