# Lady Maiko (2014)

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**Original title**: *舞妓はレディ*
**Runtime**: 135 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Music
**Directed by**: Masayuki Suō
**Written by**: Masayuki Suō
**Starring**: Mone Kamishiraishi, Hiroki Hasegawa, Sumiko Fuji, Tamiyo Kusakari, Eri Watanabe, Masahiro Takashima

> *What does it take to be a lady?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Proving that even tradition needs a good punchline now and then, this one sends a wide-eyed hopeful into the polished world of Kyoto’s geisha houses. Haruko’s thick accent nearly ends her dream before it starts, until a linguistics professor sees poetic potential in her provincial speech. The film’s real trick is making elocution lessons feel like rebellion.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful, tender

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