Hirokazu Kore-eda’s first Netflix project an adaptation of ‘From The Maiko House’ comic book
The Hindu
Kore-eda, 59, won the Palme d’Or in 2018 for ‘Shoplifters,’ a gentle drama that looks at a ragtag bunch of shoplifters who welcome a lonely young girl in their unusual family
Noted Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda will adapt popular comic ‘Maiko in Kyoto: From the Maiko House’ into an eight-part Netflix TV series as his first project under his deal with the streaming platform.
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In November, Kore-eda had announced that he would be working on a TV and film project for Netflix. The director had said that he would be working with several young directors on the series though he would direct several episodes himself.
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