The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Created by Hirokazu Kore-eda
On Netflix
An intimate, visually beautiful portrait of two best friends navigating diverging dreams in Kyoto, grounded in the quiet rituals of cooking and daily life.
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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