The Maid Story
7.8
Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are forever looking for new maids. As the years go by maid servants become hired help and more bossy and independent, so Chikura and his wife find themselves adjusting their lives to keep up with changing times.
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Cast
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Hisaya Morishige
Known for
Princess Mononoke
The End of Summer
Reiko Dan
Known for
Sanjuro
Red Beard
Shirō Toyoda
Also in
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Junichirō Tanizaki
Junichirō Tanizaki
Fumio Kanehara
Nobuko Otowa
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Toshio Yasumi
Kôzô Okazaki
Ichirō Satō
Keiko Awaji
Known for
Stray Dog
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Ikuma Dan
Shirō Toyoda Director · Toshio Yasumi Screenplay Junichirō Tanizaki Story
United States release May 29, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
Production
Tokyo Eiga
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
台所太平記
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 16, 1963
Theatrical
United States · May 29, 1964
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