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.
as Haruko Saigo
as Hoshi Kyono
as Chiharu Kojima
as Rishun
as Mameharu
as Yoshio Takai
as Kanpachiro Ichikawa
as Akihira Nishino
as Yuichiro Akaki
as Tomi
as Momoharu
as Fukuna
as Young Chiharu Kojima
as Regular customer
as Okichi Kitano
as Fukuha
as Haruko's Father