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[12/04/22 - 01:01 PM]
Video: "The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.

[via press release from Netflix]

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House | Official Trailer | Netflix

Set in the geisha district of Kyoto, this series follows Sumire, a maiko (apprentice geisha) and Kiyo, a cook at the maiko house where they live, and tells a story of their daily lives through delicious food.

Showrunner Hirokazu Kore-eda, producer Genki Kawamura and a star-studded cast including Nana Mori and Natsuki Deguchi team up for this drama adaptation of the mega-hit comic that has sold over 2.7 million copies!

The Netflix Series "The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House" starts streaming worldwide from January 12, 2023, only on Netflix.

Based on the original graphic novel "MAIKO-SAN CHI NO MAKANAI-SAN" by Aiko Koyama (published in Weekly Shonen Sunday by Shogakukan Inc.)

Cast: Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi

Aju Makita, Kairi Jyo, Momoko Fukuchi, Kotoko Wakayanagi, Kotona Minami

Lily Franky, Yukiya Kitamura, Toshinori Omi, Kanji Furutachi, Keiko Toda, Kayoko Shiraishi / Keiko Matsuzaka, Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Arata Iura, Takako Tokiwa

Showrunner: Hirokazu Kore-eda

Produced by: Genki Kawamura

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Megumi Tsuno Hiroshi Okuyama Takuma Sato

Screenplay: Hirokazu Kore-eda Mami Sunada Megumi Tsuno Hiroshi Okuyama Takuma Sato

Cinematography: Ryuto Kondo

Lighting: Eiji Oshita

Audio: Kazuhiko Tomita

Art Direction: Yohei Taneda

Set Decoration: Takuma Sakai

Costume Design: Sacico Ito

Hair and Makeup Design: Katsuhiko Yuhmi

Food Stylist: Nami Iijima

Music: Yoko Kanno

(C) Aiko Koyama, Shogakukan / STORY inc.

Production Company: STORY inc., BUN-BUKU Inc.





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