is a Japanese

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released in 2007.

Hitoshi Ueki was a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist. He won six awards for acting.Hitoshi ...

made his final film appearance in the film.

Plot

Kimihiko Onizuka (

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) is a

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infatuated with

maiko A is an apprentice geisha in Kyoto and Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the or other traditional Japanese instruments for visitors during banquets and parties, known as . are usually aged between 17 to 20 years ...

(apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called yakyuken with one. Upon being transferred to his company's

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branch, he dumps his coworker girlfriend Fujiko (

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) and makes his first ever visit to a geisha house. However, when the realization of Kimihiko's lifelong dream is rudely interrupted by a

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star named Kiichiro Naito (

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), he vows revenge by becoming a pro baseball player himself. Meanwhile, Fujiko decides to become an apprentice geisha. A rivalry between Kimihiko and Naito ensues in which they try to out-do each other at baseball, K-1, cooking, acting and even

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Cast

as Kimihiko Onizuka *

as Kiichiro Naito *

as Fujiko Osawa *

Kotomi Kyono is a Japanese actress and occasional J-Pop singer (making her debut on 20 November 1992). She was born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. She has appeared in numerous TV series, including the 1999 drama '' Ring: The Final Chapter'' (''Ring: Sais ...

as Koume *

Hitoshi Ueki was a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist. He won six awards for acting.Hitoshi ...

as Saito

References

External links

* * 2007 films 2000s Japanese-language films Japanese comedy films Nippon TV films New People films Toho films Films with screenplays by Kankurō Kudō Films scored by Taro Iwashiro 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub