DVD release - Maiko Haaaan!!! (Viz Pictures) available on June 24, 2008

North American distributor Viz Pictures will be releasing Nobuo Mizuta’s Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007) on region 1 DVD with English subtitles on June 24th.

Plot: An office worker named Kumihiko Onizuka (Sadao Abe) breaks up with his girlfriend (Kou Shibasaki), believing that he can only truly be happy with a Maiko—a term used for apprentice Geisha. He travels to Kyoto to court a Maiko, but has trouble getting access to any of them due to his low social status. Meanwhile, Kumihiko hatches a plan to win him back by becoming a Maiko herself.

Specs: Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen, DVD-9. Japanese audio track with English subtitles. Features include making-of and trailers.

Available at the following retailer(s) on June 24, 2008:

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