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• TV Movie: Hitsudan Hostess
• Romaji: Hitsudan Hostess
• Japanese: 筆談ホステス
• Director: Hajime Takezono
• Writer: >Rie Saito
• Network: TBS / MBS
• Episodes: 1
• Release Date: January 10, 2010
• Runtime: Sunday 21:00
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

At the age of 1 Rie Saito loses her ability to hear. She grows up as a rebellious child, running away from home frequently in her hometown of Aomori. By writing calligraphy in a club Rie starts to open her eyes to the world. She then moves to Tokyo to become Ginza's number one hostess ...

Notes

1. Based on the true story of Rie Saito. Her best selling novel was published in May, 2009 and has already sold 115,000 copies. A manga was also adapted from her novel.
2. Actress Keiko Kitagawa has barely any spoken lines in the drama series.