Hitsudan Hostess (2010)
The story is based on the bestselling autobiography of 25-year-old Rie Saito, who became a number-one hostess in Ginza despite being deaf. "Hitsudan Hostess" was published by Kobunsha this past May, and so far it has sold roughly 115,000 copies. The book depicts the life of Saito, who was born in Aomori and became deaf at the age of 1 due to an illness. She rebelled against her strict parents, and she ran away from home several times as a youth. At a local club, she began taking an interest in "hitsudan" (communicating through writing), which she later made use of when she moved to Tokyo and became a popular hostess at a Ginza club. --Tokyograph
Director:
Hajime Takezono
Writer:
Ayako Kato
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Keiko Kitagawa as Rie Saito |
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Seiji Fukushi as Satoshi Saito |
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Yoshiko Tanaka as Emiko Saito |
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Kenjiro Nashimoto as Shiro Saito |
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Satomi Tezuka as Kyoko Nagai |
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Jun Inoue as Shisei Kobashi |
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Naho Toda as Miharu Kawahara |
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Takashi Sasano as Kyojo Segawa |
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Natsuko Aso as Hikari |
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Natsuko Aso as Rie Saito's friend |
| Directing | Hajime Takezono | Director |
| Writing | Rie Saito | Original Story |
| Writing | Ayako Kato | Screenplay |
