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LADY MAIKO
舞妓はレディ
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February 8 from 7:00 pm EST (4:00 pm PST)
Synopsis
Haruko aspires to become a maiko, and makes her way to Shimohachiken, a geisha quarter in Kyoto. She is accepted for an apprenticeship through the auspices of Kyono, a linguistic scholar who is intrigued by her thick Kagoshima and Tsugaru dialect, and trains furiously to become a fully-fledged maiko.
Details
| Year | 2014 |
| Runtime | 135 min |
| Language | Japanese |
| Subtitles | English |
| Genre | Musical, Comedy |
| Director | SUO Masayuki |
| Cast | KAMISHIRAISHI Mone HASEGAWA Hiroki FUJI Sumiko |
| Awards | 2014 Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Program 2014 Shanghai International Film Festival |
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