Comedy · Japan · 1963 · 1h 50m

The Maid Story

台所太平記

The Maid Story poster
Director
Shirō Toyoda
Cast
Hisaya Morishige as Reiko Dan as Nobuko Otowa as Keiko Awaji as Junko Ikeuchi as Mie Nakao as
Crew
Kōzō Okazaki — Director of Photography Chizuru Hirose — Editor Ikuma Dan — Original Music Composer Toshio Yasumi — Screenplay
Synopsis

Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are forever looking for new maids. As the years go by maid servants become hired help and more bossy and independent, so Chikura and his wife find themselves adjusting their lives to keep up with changing times.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or book
Key Collaborators
Shirō Toyoda Director Kōzō Okazaki Director of Photography Chizuru Hirose Editor Ikuma Dan Original Music Composer Toshio Yasumi Screenplay
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