The Japan Foundation, Toronto is proud to co-present the, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year. Click here for a full  list of the films that will be available to watch online.

LADY MAIKO 舞妓はレディ

Directed by SUO Masayuki (2014, 135 min.)

A delightful geisha version of Audrey Hepburn’s My Fair Lady from the director of Shall We Dance.

For as long as she can remember, Haruko has wanted to be a geisha. Approaching a teahouse in Kyoto’s famous geisha district to become an apprentice geisha, or maiko, she is rejected due to her country bumpkin dialect and uncultivated demeanor. By chance, her accent catches the interest of Professor Kyono, a linguistics specialist and regular patron at the teahouse. He strikes a deal with the teahouse proprietor, promising to transform Haruko’s strong dialect into ladylike speech within 6 months…

 

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