筆談ホステス

I found this by chance when browsing around youtube the other night. As Kei-chan was starring in it I thought it would be interesting to watch. It was a good story, and I liked it a lot.
As always having some kind of handicap it is difficult, especially in places where people are not as nice about it.

★★★

Title: 筆談ホステス 〜母と娘、愛と感動の25年。届け!わたしの心〜
Hitsudan hosutesu 〜 hahatoko, ai to kandō no 25-nen. Todoke! Watashi no kokoro 〜
Conversation by writing skills Hostess ~ Mother and Daugher, Love and feelings through 25 years. Report! My heart~
Air time: Jan 10, 2010
Broadcast: TBS

Story
Born into strict home in Aomori, Saito Rie lose hearing at age of one year and 10 months by the after-effects of meningitis. Rie gradually drops out of high school and instead get involved with alcohol, tobacco, and shoplifting. She becomes a so called "bad daughter of Aomori". Later, Rie find herself accepted and join a hostess club. This is also where she gets to know the work of hospitality and acceptance despite of being deaf. She also gets to know the dream of a hostess, to work in Ginza, Tokyo. This drama tells the story of Saito Rie who becomes the number one hostess of the "conversation by writing skills".

Cast
Saito Rie - Kitagawa Keiko
Saito Satoshi - Fukushi Seiji
Kawahara Miharu: Toda Naho
Segawa Kozo - Sasano Takashi
Shimada - Haruta Junichi
Ikenami - Ishii Kota
Kobashi Fumio - Inoue Jun
Saito Shiro - Nashimoto Kenjiro
Nagai Kyoko: Tezuka Satomi
Saito Emiko - Tanaka Yoshiko