Real-life version of Maiko's cook

Program coordinator Kore-eda Hirokazu, producer Genki Kawamura, plus a luxurious cast such as Mori Nanana and Dechi Natsuki, work together to bring the popular manga, which has sold over 2 million copies, to the screen! The story is set in the geisha district of Kyoto, telling the story of Sumire, a maiko (apprentice geisha), and Kikiyo, a cook, in the maiko dormitory, and tells the story of daily life intertwined with food. Original manga: "The Cook of the Maiko House" by Aiko Oyama (published in Shogakukan's "Weekly Shonen Sunday") Program Coordinator: Hirokazu Kore-eda Producer: Genki Kawamura Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ai Tsuno, Daishi Okuyama, Kuima Sato Screenwriter: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Asami Sunada, Ai Tsuno, Daishi Okuyama, Kuima Sato Starring: Nanana Mori, Natsuki Sato Actors: Ayumi Makita, Hiroshi Hiroshi, Momoko Fukuchi, Kotoko Wakayanagi, Kona Minami, Masaya Nakagawa, Auriya Kitamura, Ridoku Omi, Kanji Furudate, Keiko Toda, Kayoko Shiraishi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Arata Iura, Takako Tokiwa. Photography: Ryuto Kondo. Lighting: Eiji Onoshita. Radio: Kazuhiko Tomita. Art director: Hinata Taneda Set decoration: Takuma Sakai Costume designer: Sachiko Ito Makeup and hair designer: Yumi Katsuhiko Food styling designer: Nami Iijima Music score: Yoko Kanno