Maid in Akihabara
Shinohara Saki is an ex-bar girl on the run from a group of yakuza. Homeless and out of a job, she takes a position at a maid café and starts living in a 24-hour Internet café.
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Shinohara Saki is an ex-bar girl on the run from a group of yakuza. Homeless and out of a job, she takes a position at a maid café and starts living in a 24-hour Internet café.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Kei Nakata, Yoshiaki Tago
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Runtime:86 minutes
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