Lady Maiko
“What does it take to be a lady?”
Country bumpkin Haruko only ever wanted to become a maiko, an apprentice geisha. Initially rebuffed for lack of references, Haruko's strong accent intrigues a linguistics professor, who undertakes to coach her.
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Cast
28 people
Masayuki Suō Director · Yoshikazu Suo Composer Rokurō Terada Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6.1M · First release June 16, 2014 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,081,729
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
TOHO
Production
Altamira Pictures Inc.
Production
Dentsu
Production
Kansai Telecasting (KTV)
Production
Japan
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Original title
舞妓はレディ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Italian · Japanese
Release dates
China · June 16, 2014
Shanghai International Film Festival
Japan · September 13, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
June 26, 2015 · Toronto Japanese Film Festival
France
July 2, 2014 · Japan Expo
South Korea
September 5, 2024 · Digital
Taiwan
September 26, 2014 · Taoyuan Film Festival
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