When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There is an odd and enchanting culture amongst the Japanese people known as the Geisha. Less ...

“Memoirs of a Geisha” is an enchanting, yet somewhat disturbing, story of a 9-year-old girl, Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo), who develops into a highly desirable geisha.The story begins with stormy emotion, as ...

Arthur Golden’s 1997 novel “Memoirs of a Geisha” is an addictive read: an involving, almost Dickensian tale of a young woman’s rise from poverty in a fishing village to fame as a Kyoto geisha in the ...

I must admit I would not have gone to see this movie if I hadn't been reviewing it. I am so glad I had the opportunity. "Memoirs of a Geisha" is a true love story encompassing aspects of "Romeo and ...

The Japanese have been making movies about geishas for years: quiet, contemplative and sad films that ponder the fates of women sold into a life of sexual servitude. Even though they were clearly in ...

Rob Marshall’s “Memoirs of a Geisha,” adapted by Robin Swicord and Doug Wright from the novel by Arthur Golden, makes an interesting companion piece to the new “Pride and Prejudice.” Both movies take ...

When Oscar season hits Hollywood, count on three things: teary-eyed speechifying, long lines at Botox boutiques, and tightened security on the “screeners” essential to the Academy Awards process.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Other than proving that you can make a lousy movie about Japan using Chinese actors and American ...

The characters may be Japanese, the trappings may be Eastern, the stars may be (mostly) Chinese, but Memoirs of a Geisha is an American movie — adapted from an American book by an American director, ...

The mysterious world opened up to readers by Arthur Golden's international best-seller has been moved to the bigscreen with beauty and tact in "Memoirs of a Geisha." The combo of the subject's ...

The mysterious world opened up to readers by Arthur Golden's international best-seller has been moved to the bigscreen with beauty and tact in "Memoirs of a Geisha." The combo of the subject's ...