All The Live-Action Anime You Didn't Know Was Coming To Netflix

Set in Kyoto's "hanamachi" geisha quarter, "Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House" tells the story of two childhood friends, Kiyo and Sumire, learning to become geishas. The girls have moved from Aomori Prefecture to Kyoto to become maiko, or apprentice geishas. While Kiyo fails in her geisha training, her unbelievable cooking skill gets her hired as the new cook of the maiko house, allowing her to support her friend Sumire and other girls training to become geishas. The Netflix live-action series, titled "Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House" in English, will consist of nine episodes. Hirokazu Kore-eda ("Air Doll") is directing the series. Other directors include Megumi Tsuno, Hiroshi Okuyama, and Takuma Sato. Nana Mori ("Tokyo Ghoul S") will play Kiyo and Natsuki Deguchi ("Kotaro Lives Alone") will play Sumire. The rest of the cast includes Aju Makita, Keiko Matsuzaka, Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, and Takako Tokiwa.