Maki (2018)
Story of displacement, power, and vulnerability told through the relationship between a hostess, the bartender she loves, and the boss who controls them. The story is set in the underworld of the New York City's Japanese Diaspora.
Director:
Naghmeh Shirkhan
Writer:
Naghmeh Shirkhan
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Naomi Sundberg as Eva / Maki |
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Mieko Harada as Mika |
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Julian Cihi as Tommy |
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Gina Hirazumi as Keiko |
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Shiori Ichikawa as Ako |
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Yuko Torihara as Hana |
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Azumi Tsutsui as Naomi |
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Teruaki Akai as Teruaki |
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Kana Hatakeyama as Sumiko |
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Yurika Ohno as Yumiko |
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Dai Ishiguro as Nori-san |
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Blanca Vivancos as Violet |
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Toshi Hamada as Seno |
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Sho Suzuki as Mr. Tajima |
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Erina Eda as Nina |
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Joshua Michael Payne as Waiter |
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Patrice Bell as Gina |
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Kentaro Kubota as Partner 1 |
| Camera | Katsumi Yanagijima | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Benjamin Wolf | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Naghmeh Shirkhan | Director |
| Writing | Naghmeh Shirkhan | Screenplay |
| Crew | Yuichi Tazawa | Translator |
| Editing | Naghmeh Shirkhan | Editor |
| Editing | Shogo Yokoyama | Editor |
| Sound | Noel Brennan | Music |
| Sound | Patricia Brennan | Music |
| Art | Elizabeth Grove | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Curtis Smith | Associate Producer |
| Production | Shohreh Golparian | Producer |
| Production | JB Bruno | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amanda Forsyth | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Kittell | Costumer |
| Art | Anna Kathleen | Set Designer |
| Sound | Andrew Salomone | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Matt Gundy | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Paul | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Nicky Arezu Akmal | Producer |
