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Hitsudan Hostess
Hitsudan Hostess

Hitsudan Hostess

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The story is based on the bestselling autobiography of 25-year-old Rie Saito, who became a number-one hostess in Ginza despite being deaf. "Hitsudan Hostess" was published by Kobunsha this past May, and so far it has sold roughly 115,000 copies. The book depicts the life of Saito, who was born in Aomori and became deaf at the age of 1 due to an illness. She rebelled against her strict parents, and she ran away from home several times as a youth. At a local club, she began taking an interest in "hitsudan" (communicating through writing), which she later made use of when she moved to Tokyo and became a popular hostess at a Ginza club. --Tokyograph

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

10 January 2010

Country

Japan

Cast

Keiko Kitagawa

Keiko Kitagawa

Rie Saito

Seiji Fukushi

Seiji Fukushi

Satoshi Saito

Yoshiko Tanaka

Yoshiko Tanaka

Emiko Saito

Kenjirō Nashimoto

Kenjirō Nashimoto

Shiro Saito

Satomi Tezuka

Satomi Tezuka

Kyoko Nagai

Jun Inoue

Jun Inoue

Shisei Kobashi

Naho Toda

Naho Toda

Miharu Kawahara

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Kyojo Segawa

Natsuko Aso

Natsuko Aso

Hikari

Natsuko Aso

Natsuko Aso

Rie Saito's friend

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