Memoirs of a Geisha

Pros: Stunning cinematography, Atmospheric, Excellent Production values
Cons: Some characters one-dimensional, length, Melodramatic

The experience of watching the 2005 film adaptation of Arthur Golden's best-selling novel, Memoirs of a Geisha, is like gorging yourself on a sumptuous meal. You may not remember all of the courses, but it stays with you for a while. This richly ...

Pros: Beautiful costumes and scenery
Cons: A very hard story, too slow

Memoirs of a Geisha is an extremely sad drama about a young girl whose own family sold her into prostitution. It details the strange course her life takes on over the next couple of decades. It offers an interesting look into the secret lives of ...

Pros: cinematography, sound, costume design, performances
Cons: too long, not clear what it wants to be, pedophilic issues

Memoirs of a Geisha is the 2005 film adaptation of Arthur Golden's 1997 book, loosely based on his interviews with Mineko Iwasaki, a real-life Geisha who later sued Golden - both for revealing her identity (which he promised to keep confidential) and for ...

Pros: Highly emotional story, good characterization, entrancing plot, beautiful cinematography.
Cons: Digresses from the original novel somewhat.

After having become entranced by the novel written by Arthur Golden, I was delighted to discover that a movie based on this excellent literature was forthcoming. Although this film was not completely true to the novel, it did parallel many of the ...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, a peek into the mystery behind ancient Japanese custom of Geisha girls.
Cons: Movie is a bit long and slow in some places.

This 2005 movie directed by Rob Marshall, The Memoirs Of A Geisha is based on the book by the same title by Arthur Golden. The movie is not as detailed as the book but I still found this movie to be entertaining. It is the story of a young ...

Pros: Michelle Yeoh; Koji Yakusho; Zhang Ziyi (in moments); colors
Cons: Inauthentic; kitsch; melodramatic; unnecessarily long yet curiously empty; ridiculous scenes with Americans

Memoirs of a Geisha, director Rob Marhall’s film adapted from Arthur Golden’s best selling novel, seems to have it all: sumptuous visuals, compelling leads, an “exotic” love story from the Japan of the 1920s to 1940s. Yet much of ...

Pros: Gentle plot twist, splendid costumes, production design, choreography, cinematography, music; Zhang, Yeoh, Ohgo.
Cons: Excessive vagueness in depiction of character and situation renders the film a bit uninvolving.

’Remember, Chiyo, geisha are not courtesans. And we are not wives. We sell our skills, not our bodies. We create another secret world, a place only of beauty. The very word "geisha" means artist and to be a geisha is to be judged as a moving ...

Pros: Photography, plot, acting, scenery, artistic
Cons: May be too slow paced for some (and too western for purists)

Alright, with the mixed reviews already submitted on this movie, don't let me bore you with who is in it and what the director supposedly thought when making this movie. This is mostly since I don't know anything about it, nor do I care to repeat the ...

Pros: emotional, mood movie, acting, dichotomies, presentation of traditional Japanese roles
Cons: dark, dimly lit, some gaps and holes especially toward the end

When Chiyo was nine years old, her family sold her and her sister to different geisha houses. Soon thereafter, both of their parents died. Alone in a strange and harsh environment, Chiyo persevered and carved herself a life from difficult circumstances. ...

Pros: -Great production -Great cinematography -Great story
Cons: -Ziyi Zhang is a little underwhelming then her usual performances.

Cast/Characters: Ziyi Zhang – Sayuri/Chiyo Micelle Yeoh – Mameha Gong Li – Hatsumomo Youki Kudoh – Pumpkin Ken Watanabe – The Chairman Koji Yakusho – Nobu Suzuka Ohgo – Young Chiyo Rob Marshall (Chicago) brings Arthur Golden’s bestselling ...

Pros: Film has plot-beauty-score- everything you would want
Cons: nothing was missing

I just saw a most interesting film. The title is “Memories of a Geisha” The opinion may be a bit biased as I am an oriental fabric artist. I have looked at films through the eyes of an artist and thus my eyes were opened wider with the new film. The ...

Pros: cinematography; casting; acting; screenplay mostly faithful to original story
Cons: minor deviations from novel

Every now and again, we come across a novel that speaks to our heart. It could be the story, or the writing, or, more than likely, both. Sometimes it’s because we happen to be reading it while something extraordinary’s happening in our lives. ...

Pros: Cinematography, scenery, costuming, and casting of some good Japanese actors
Cons: Casting of Chinese to play Japanese, unsavory concept, and vacuous story

After living in Japan for six years, I became very accustomed to the ways and ideologies of Japan. Concepts like polite service, observance of social position, and self-sacrifice still ring true. However, concepts like honor (as often portrayed in ...

Pros: Beautiful sets and costumes
Cons: Slow, depressing story

Travelers to Japan have often been mystified by the grace and beauty that is the geisha girl. The perfectly applied makeup, the wonderful costumes, the absolute obedience and manners combined with the grace and poise of a beautiful woman who is so very ...

Pros: Incredible cinematic achievement, art, acting and music seamless blend into a masterpiece.
Cons: None.

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Directed by Rob Marshall from the Novel by Arthur Golden. Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) was born to poor fisher folk, in a little village where she was not unhappy, growing up with her sister, Satsu (Samantha Futerman.) ...