Lady Maiko

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.

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Masayuki Suō directed Lady Maiko in 2014. See Masayuki Suō's full filmography, where to start with Masayuki Suō, or where to go after you've seen everything by Masayuki Suō.

Lady Maiko was released in 2014 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 135 minutes.