Maiko Haaaan!!!

6.8

Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" with one.

Abe Sadawo

Abe Sadawo is a Japanese actor and musician from Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and his real name is Abe Takashi. His popularity started as the lead singer of the Japanese rock band Group Tamashii. He was nominated for best actor in the 31st Japanese Academy Award for Maiko Haaaan!!!. (Source: Wikipedia)

Harada Maimi

Harada Maimi is a Japanese actress.

Fujiishi Osamu

Fujiishi Osamu is a Japanese cinematographer and focus puller from Niigata, Japan. He studied at the College of Art at Nihon University (日本大学) but left in his third year due to financial difficulties. He is a member of the Japan Society of Cinematographers (J.S.C.; 日本映画撮影監督協会).…

Ohta Mie

Osada Tatsuya

Osada Tatsuya is a Japanese lighting technician born in Makizaka, Yamanashi, Japan. He started his career in 1971 as a lighting assistant, working on TV films and various independent productions. (Source: MyDramaList)

Mizuta Nobuo

Nobuo Mizuta is a Japanese television drama director and film director from Hiroshima City. He graduated from Hiroshima City Municipal Funerary High School. Harada Shinji was his high school classmate. After joining Nippon Television in 1981 after graduating from Nihon University College of Arts he…

Kurakata Masatoshi

Kurakata Masatoshi is a Japanese director and assistant director. He was born in Tokyo.

Tsutsumi Shinichi

Tsutsumi Shinichi, born in Nishinomiya, is a Japanese stage and screen actor. He won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for "Always Sanch". (Source: Wikipedia)

Shibasaki Ko

Shibasaki Ko is a Japanese actress and singer who started her career at the age of 14 when she was discovered by a star agent. She became known for her performance in the controversial 2000 film, Battle Royale, which has brought her fame not only in Japan but all over East Asia. She also won critical…

Yamada Takayuki

Yamada Takayuki is a Japanese actor, singer, and producer in Japan. At the age of 15, he was discovered by his Talent Agency Stardust and made his debut in Psychometrer Eiji 2. His subsequent portrayal as the "cool" younger brother of the heroine in the hit NHK Asadora Drama Churasan won him wide recognition.…

Maiko to Ansatsusha

Maiko-san wa Meitantei 1

~~ Adapted from the novel "Gion Maiko Kogiku Series" (祇園舞妓 小菊シリーズ) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Maiko-san wa Meitantei 2

~~ Adapted from the novel "Gion Maiko Kogiku Series" (祇園舞妓 小菊シリーズ) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Maiko-san wa Meitantei 3

~~ Adapted from the novel "Gion Maiko Kogiku Series" (祇園舞妓 小菊シリーズ) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Maiko-san wa Meitantei!

~~ Adapted from the novel "Gion Maiko Kogiku Series" (祇園舞妓 小菊シリーズ) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Kyo Maiko vs. Kariya Keibu: Midare Kasa no Mai Satsujin Jiken

A special edition produced in memory of Yamamura Misa, the suspense queen who passed away in 1996. Among Yamamura Misa's works, the most popular are the "Kyoto Maiko Series" starring Ikegami Kimiko and the "Kariya…

Lady Maiko

7.2

Haruko Saigo faces various hardships as she attempts to become a full-fledged maiko (apprentice geisha) in a geisha district of Kyoto. Haruko, who was born in Kagoshima and raised in Tsugaru, struggles to learn things…

Maiko no Jokyo

~~ Adapted from the original work by Yasumi Toshio (川崎俊祐).

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

8.2

Kiyo and Sumire are childhood friends from Aomori Prefecture who move to Kyoto to become a Maiko (apprentice geisha). During their training, Sumire is praised for her talent and diligence. Kiyo, meanwhile, has…