Maiko Haaaan!!!
| Maiko Haaaan!!! | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Nobuo Mizuta |
| Written by | Kankurō Kudō |
| Starring | Sadao Abe Shinichi Tsutsumi Kou Shibasaki Kotomi Kyono |
| Cinematography | Osamu Fujiishi |
| Music by | Tarō Iwashiro |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Maiko Haaaan!!! (Japanese: 舞妓 Haaaan!!!) is a Japanese comedy film directed by Nobuo Mizuta and released in 2007.[1][2][3] Hitoshi Ueki made his final film appearance in this project.[4]
Plot
[edit]Kimihiko Onizuka (Sadao Abe) is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called yakyuken with one. Upon being transferred to his company's Kyoto branch, he dumps his coworker girlfriend Fujiko (Kou Shibasaki) and makes his first ever visit to a geisha house. However, when the realization of Kimihiko's lifelong dream is rudely interrupted by a professional baseball star named Kiichiro Naito (Shinichi Tsutsumi), he vows revenge by becoming a pro baseball player himself. Meanwhile, Fujiko decides to become an apprentice geisha. A rivalry between Kimihiko and Naito ensues in which they try to out-do each other at baseball, K-1, cooking, acting and even politics.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Sadao Abe as Kimihiko Onizuka
- Shinichi Tsutsumi as Kiichiro Naito
- Kou Shibasaki as Fujiko Osawa
- Kotomi Kyono as Koume
- Hitoshi Ueki[6] as Saito
References
[edit]- ↑ "「舞妓Haaaan!!!」笑い転げる面白さ クドカンの想像力の豊かさに驚". JCAST. June 6, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "柴咲コウ 初日舞台挨拶は着物で お見せだし試写会". liverdoornews. May 19, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "舞妓はん柴咲コウ着物姿で若さアピール". ORICONNEWS. May 19, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "About Hitoshi Ueki 新撰 芸能人物事典 明治平成 植木等の解説". KOTOBANK. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "舞妓Haaaan!!!". wowow. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "「小さな仕事でもキチッと一生懸命やる」 元祖テキトー男・植木等は最高の仕事人". AOLnews. September 1, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Official website
- Maiko Haaaan!!! at IMDb
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