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Hirokazu Kore-eda served as director, writer, and showrunner, The Makanai being his first time directing a Netflix production. [2] Plot. The show is based on the manga Kiyo in Kyoto by Aiko Koyama. [3] .
Jan 12, 2023 · In an interview with TIME, Kore-eda says he had little idea before making the show about the heavily-guarded culture of geiko and maiko, only having preconceived notions based on classical...
- Chad de Guzman
Nov 21, 2022 · News. Netflix is making a series about Kyoto geisha directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The 'Shoplifters' director is adapting the beloved manga series ‘Kiyo in Kyoto’ by Aiko Koyama. Written...
- Emma Steen
- Former Writer, Time Out Tokyo
Jan 11, 2023 · At the start of the series, 16-year-old best friends Kiyo (an irrepressibly sunny Nana Mori) and Sumire (Natsuki Deguchi) strike out from their rural hometown of Aomari for Kyoto, intending to...
- Angie Han
Oct 23, 2022 · Netflix. Kore-eda Hirokazu, Japan’s best known auteur film director and a Tokyo International Film Festival regular, has unveiled a suite of images from “ The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko...
Oct 23, 2022 · Hirokazu Kore-eda Reveals First Look at His Netflix Series ‘The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House’. Set in the rarefied world of the Japanese geisha, the show marks the Palme d'Or winner's...
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Jan 20, 2023 · The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House is a charming new Japanese-language series created for Netflix by Palme d’Or-winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters). Based on a popular...