Official website: www.maikothemovie.com
From the acclaimed screenwriter Kankuro Kudo of Ping Pong, Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims and Takashi Miike's Zebraman, comes Maikohaaaan!!! , a slapstick comedy with an energetic twist of Kyoto humor and a colorful introduction to the undisclosed Maiko world.
The film centers on a Japanese office guy named Kumihiko Onizuka (Sadao Abe, from Kamikaze Girls) who dumps his girlfriend because he believes he can only fall in love with a Maiko (apprentice Geisha). He decides to pursue his dream of courting a real Maiko in Kyoto. The private Maiko Houses become a social barrier added to his rival who is a millionaire baseball player (Shinichi Tsutsumi), standing in his way. Meanwhile, Kumihiko’s girlfriend (Kou Shibasaki) tries to win him back by leaving Tokyo to become a Maiko herself.
Cast:
SADAWO ABE as Kimihiko Onizuka
KOU SHIBASAKI as Fujio SHINICHI
TSUTSUMI as Kiichiro Naito
Creators:
Screenplay, Kankuro Kudo
Director, Nobuo Mizuta
© 2007 Maiko Haaaan!!! Film Partners
Screenings:
Back in L.A. !
ImaginAsian Center
Friday, May 23 - Thursday, May 29, 2008
Seattle Premiere!
Grand Illusion Cinema
Friday, May 2 - Thursday, May 8, 2008
N.Y.Premiere!
ImaginAsian Theater
Friday, April 18-Thursday, April 21, 2008
L.A. Premiere!
2008 Japan Film Festival
Saturday, April 12, 2008
at the ImaginAsian Center |
