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The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

2023 · 1 season

A gentle, unhurried immersion into quiet daily rituals, warm meals and tender friendship that soothes and lingers.

Created by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita
Overview
Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

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Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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