Lady Maiko

舞妓はレディ ‧ Movie ‧ 2014
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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 like the Kyoto dialect and traditional song and dance as she chases her dream. Edit Translation

  • English
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • dansk
  • Norsk
  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Movie
  • Release Date: Sep 13, 2014
  • Duration: 2 hr. 15 min.
  • Score: 7.2 (scored by 102 users)
  • Ranked: #46791
  • Popularity: #18874
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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clarisays
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Nov 29, 2020
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

A story filled with the colourful melody

A thousand thanks. I beseech your pardon. The pleasure will be mine.

These are three sentences you’ll always hear (or, maybe read is the correct word) the characters say in the film Lady Miko. Honestly, I like it because it’s beautiful to hear like a piece of music. Their language and most importantly the story filled with the colourful melody made Lady Miko, a 2014 musical comedy one of my favourites in the first JFF Plus: Online Festival.

I am aware that musicals are not everyone’s cup of tea, and that is okay. Maybe they need to find the right story to appreciate it fully. In Lady Maiko’s case, I 100% enjoyed it.

From the beginning and especially from the moment our main character Haruko Saigo played by Kamishiraishi Mone sang, I knew I had to finish the movie. While doing so, I also couldn’t help but admire everything presented on the screen.

Everywhere I look, I see beauty. When someone delivers a line, the language draws me in. Read the next lines.

“A maiko’s very essence is defined by her language. The Kyoto dialect is like the whispering of a gentle breeze. It always makes me happy.”

If I remember this correctly, Kyouno Houshi played by Hasegawa Hiroki said these. You may know him from Shin Godzilla and Attack on Titan (film).

Their language is indeed music to my ears. So when they sing, all I hear are affectionate melodies. Which reminds me, is there a playlist on Spotify or somewhere? I badly want to listen to all the songs again while I work. If you get the chance to see this film in the next edition of the JFF Plus: Online Festival, do not dare miss it!

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  • Title: Lady Maiko
  • Type: Movie
  • Format: Feature Film
  • Country: Japan
  • Release Date: Sep 13, 2014
  • Duration: 2 hr. 15 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 7.2 (scored by 102 users)
  • Ranked: #46791
  • Popularity: #18874
  • Watchers: 274

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