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[11/06/22 - 01:01 PM]
Video: "The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House" - Official Teaser - 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.

[via press release from Netflix]

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House | Official Teaser | 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 manga "Maiko-san Chi No Makanai-san" by Aiko Koyama (published in Weekly Shonen Sunday by Shogakukan)

Showrunner: Hirokazu Kore-eda

Planning by: Genki Kawamura

Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Megumi Tsuno, Hiroshi Okuyama, Takuma Sato

Written by: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Mami Sunada, Megumi Tsuno, Hiroshi Okuyama, Takuma Sato

Cast: Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi

Aju Makita, Kairi Jo, 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

(C)Aiko Koyama, Shogakukan/STORY inc.





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