“The Makanai~Cooking For The Maiko House”, An absolutely touching and moving drama, following two 16 year old girls who move to Kyoto to become maiko (apprentice geisha) and the futures their destinies hold, one to become a true Geisha while the other to become the cook for the house.
A slow-paced, thoughtful slice-of-life type drama with focus on Cooking, geisha culture, and above all, the unbreakable bond of the two friends through thick and thin.
There is nothing I can say about amazing Hirokazu Koreeda’s style of gentle storytelling that hasn’t been said before, suffice to say that Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san is yet another wonderful feather in his cap!
I loved everything about this drama- the slow pacing, the kind friendship and respect between the girls, (especially the caring nurturing Momoko has for Sumire into helping her blossom), and, finally, the simple and yet so sweet ending song(with just a piano, a sparse backing score, and Kiyo humming along) that had me in tears at the end of so many episodes!
Such a wonderful little drama!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
