Program coordinator Hirokazu Koreeda, producer Genki Kawamura, and a stellar cast including Nana Mori and Natsuki Deguchi have teamed up to bring the popular manga, which has sold over 2 million copies, to the screen! Set in the geisha district of Kyoto, the story follows the life of maiko (apprentice geisha) Sumire and cook Kiyo in the maiko dormitory, telling the story of their daily lives intertwined with gourmet food. Manga original: "The Cook of the Maiko Family" by Koyama Aiko (published in Shogakukan's "Weekly Shonen Sunday") Program Coordinator: Hirokazu Koreeda Producer: Genki Kawamura Director: Hirokazu Koreeda, Ai Tsuno, Daishi Okuyama, Kaima Sato Screenwriter: Hirokazu Koreeda, Asami Sunada, Ai Tsuno, Daishi Okuyama, Kaima Sato Starring: Nanana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi Actors: Ayame Makita, Kairi Jo, Momoko Fukuchi, Kotoko Wakayanagi, Kotona Minami, Masaya Nakagawa, Yukiya Kitamura, Miritoku, Kanji Furudate, Keiko Toda, Kayoko Shiraishi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Arata Iura, Takako Tokiwa Photography: Ryuto Kondo Lighting: Eiji Onoshita Sound Recording: Kazuhiko Tomita Art Director: Yohei Taneda Set Decoration: Takuma Sakai Costume Design: Sachiko Ito Hair and Makeup Design: Katsuhiko Yumi Food Styling Design: Nami Iijima Music: Yoko Kanno