Puraido

Summary When a woman is hired to clean another's house the last thing one expects is for the maid to be invited to a live performance by her employer, but that is how these two begin their relationship. There is an extra and unclaimed ticket and the women attend the performance. Now they both are aspiring opera singers so a rivalry ensues and along comes a game of one-upmanship. Which of the two enemies will see her dreams fulfilled and come out on top? View more details

Puraido

Directed : Shûsuke Kaneko

Written : Hidehiro Itô Yukari Ichijô Miyuki Takahashi

Stars : Hikari Mitsushima Yukari Ichijô Michiko Godai Stephanie

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Genres : Drama Music

Release date : Jan 16, 2009

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Filming locations : Okinawa, Japan

Production companies : Excellent Film

Summary When a woman is hired to clean another's house the last thing one expects is for the maid to be invited to a live performance by her employer, but that is how these two begin their relationship. There is an extra and unclaimed ticket and the women attend the performance. Now they both are aspiring opera singers so a rivalry ensues and along comes a game of one-upmanship. Which of the two enemies will see her dreams fulfilled and come out on top? View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Music

Release date : Jan 16, 2009

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Filming locations : Okinawa, Japan

Production companies : Excellent Film

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