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The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

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Set in Gion, Kyoto, around a hanamachi district where geisha live and work. Kiyo Nozuki (Nana Mori) and her childhood friend Sumire Herai (Natsuki Deguchi) moved to Kyoto from Aomori to become maiko (an apprentice geisha). Kiyo Nozuki has yet to become a maiko due to her personality, which moves at her own pace, and a lack of talent. Instead, she makes meals for the girls at the Maiko House. Meanwhile Sumire Herai became a maiko and works under the name of Momohana. The two are the closest of friends and rely on each other.

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Nana Mori
Kiyo Nozuki
Natsuki Deguchi
Sumire Herai
Ai Hashimoto
Momoko

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Kaeru

Thu, Jan 12, 2023

Kiyo and Sumire leave their hometown and head to Kyoto, where they will train as apprentice Maiko entertainers.

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