Maiko Haaaan!!! +

Maiko Haaaan!!! was released this past Tuesday by Viz Media. I watched it yesterday (Wednesday), but I hesitated writing a short review about it because I really didn’t know how I felt about the movie.

Maiko Haaaan!!! is a comedy about Kumihiko (Sadao Abe) who is your ordinary salary man for a Cup-Ramen company in Tokyo. He runs a Maiko BBS, and is obsessed with meeting a Maiko (an apprentance Geisha). Earlier in his childhood, he got lost on a class trip to Kyoto and discovered the Maiko. He decides to leave Tokyo and head to Kyoto to make his childhood dreams of meeting a Maiko come true. Along the way, Kumihiko faces many obsticles. Will they stop him from playing strip baseball with the Maiko?

While the story was funny, Kumihiko as a character sort of annoyed me for the entire movie. Yes, I know it was a movie, but obsessive people really get on my nerves, fake or not. Someone with strong determination usually inspires, but Kumihiko annoyed. Sadao Abe really played that character well. Maybe too well!

Would I recommend watching Maiko Haaaan!!!? Sure. Besides Kumihiko as a character, this movie has everything. While it has that silly slap-stick sort of comedy, it does tackle life’s relationship problems as well. The overall theme of the movie is: What one person will do for the love of another, even if that person doesn’t realize it. For that, it’s a good movie. Plus, Namase Katsuhisa (middle) is in it. He’s one of the funniest Japanese actors out right now. You may remember him as the vice principal / head teacher from Gokusen.

Check out Maiko Haaaan!!! at Amazon, and here’s a trailer.

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