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Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Yoki Kudo
In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a maid in a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms in...( read more
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I feel lazy for not reading the book first. I really did enjoy this film but I do wish it had been a Japanese production. It was a bit too westernised for my liking. That said, the cinematography and the acting are fantastic!
by the time it got interesting i was no longer interested. there was one mesmerising scene in which the protagonist dances on a stage very dramatically. towards the end i saw a fire... some screaming... and some war planes... but by then it was all too late for me to care!
The experience of watching this film is mesmerizing. Not only is it beautiful, but the acting is terrific all around. I didn't want it to end. Can't wait to see it again to soak in the atmosphere and story more deeply. The use of color alone is worth studying closely. Later revel...( read more)
"You cannot say to the sun, "More sun." Or to the rain, "Less rain." To a man, geisha can only be half a wife. We are the wives of nightfall. And yet, to learn kindness after so much unkindness, to understand that a little girl with more courage than she knew, would find her pray...( read more)
Well I've never read the book, which I've heard is better (which is almost always the case). Interestingly enough, this is taking place in Japan and many of the actresses are Chinese which is very obvious. However, it was a good movie. Had some nice shots.
This gives hope to the young girls growing up in this culture, but apparently not all the actors were Japanese, good storyline, but moves fast
