The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) [E 01 – 09 END]

Profile

• Drama: The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
• Romaji: Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
• Japanese: 舞妓さんちのまかないさん
• Director: Hirokazu Koreeda, Megumi Tsuno, Hiroshi Okuyama, Takuma Sato
• Writer: Aiko Koyama (manga), Hirokazu Koreeda
• Network: Netflix
• Episodes: 9
• Release Date: January 12, 2023
• Runtime:
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Set in Gion, Kyoto, around a hanamachi district where geisha live and work.

Kiyo Nozuki (Nana Mori) and her childhood friend Sumire Herai (Natsuki Deguchi) moved to Kyoto from Aomori to become maiko (an apprentice geisha). Kiyo Nozuki has yet to become a maiko due to her personality, which moves at her own pace, and a lack of talent. Instead, she makes meals for the girls at the Maiko House. Meanwhile Sumire Herai became a maiko and works under the name of Momohana. The two are the closest of friends and rely on each other.

Cast

• Nana Mori – Kiyo Nozuki
• Natsuki Deguchi – Sumire Herai
• Aju Makita – Ryoko
• Keiko Matsuzaka – Chiyo
• Ai Hashimoto – Momoko
• Mayu Matsuoka – Yoshino
• Takako Tokiwa – Azusa
• Kairi Jyo – Kenta Nakanowatari
• Momoko Fukuchi – Tsurukoma
• Kotoko Wakayanagi – Kikuno
• Kotona Minami – Kotono
• Lily Franky – Ren
• Yukiya Kitamura – Takeshi Ishida
• Toshinori Omi – Cameraman Seino
• Kanji Furutachi – Kanjiro Furutachi
• Keiko Toda – Kimie Sakurai
• Kayoko Shiraishi – Kiyo Nozuki’s grandmother
• Arata Iura – Masahiro Tanabe