Country bumpkin Haruko only ever wanted to become a maiko, an apprentice geisha. Initially rebuffed for lack of references, Haruko's strong accent intrigues a linguistics professor, who undertakes to coach her.

• Fuji Television Network
• TOHO
• Mone Kamishiraishi
• Hiroki Hasegawa
• Sumiko Fuji
• Tamiyo Kusakari
• Eri Watanabe
• Masahiro Takashima
• Fumiyo Kohinata
• Gaku Hamada