A maiko ( 舞妓; IPA: / ˈ m aɪ k oʊ/ MY-koh, Japanese: [maiko]) is an apprentice geisha (geiko in Kyoto). [1 ] Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen or other traditional Japanese instruments for visitors…
Maiko was a subject to a longing scout and auditioned in the entertainment industry when she was a teenager. She received a corporate advertising audition for Shiseido and debuted in an advertisement in 2006. [1 ]
Lady Maiko ( 舞妓はレディ, Maiko wa Lady) is a 2014 Japanese musical comedy film written and directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Mone Kamishiraishi, Hiroki Hasegawa, and Sumiko Fuji.