Memoirs of a Geisha

SpoilerWhen Okaa-san says she wants to adopt Sayuri, which provokes Hatsumomo's anger, Okaa-san's cigarette keeps changing its own size, being at times totally consumed, and sometimes not.

Sayuri is the Year of the Monkey, not the Rooster.

During the fight between Sayuri and Hatsumomo in Sayuri's room a crew member walks through the left side of the shot.

When Mameha cuts Sayuri's leg, during the dialogue Sayuri has a red ribbon and a pink comb in her hair.

The pink comb disappears and reappears throughout the shots.

When Chiyo/Sayuri and Pumpkin are listening on Mrs.

Nitta and Mameha's discussion of Chiyo's future, and the camera zooms in on the girls' eyes peering through the crack in the door, Chiyo's eyes move very fast and you can clearly see Chiyo's blue contact, since it does not move with the rest of her eye.

When Chiyo apologizes to Mameha about the kimono; when she first bows both sleeves of her kimono are behind her arms but in the next scene when Mameha kneels beside her, the right sleeve is on top of her arm instead of behind it.

The dance performed by Sayuri during her debut is of a dance style that was invented as a reaction to the tragedy of World War II.

When Sayuri discusses the conversation between Dr.

Crab and Hatsumomo with Pumpkin, Pumpkin says 'I sat outside the door, but I could still hear them,' then later in the description she says 'Then the Doctor looked queasy, like he didn't want to hear any more.

' If Pumpkin was sitting outside the door, she couldn't have seen the Doctor's face.

When Hatsumomo and Pumpkin are leaving on the night of Pumpkin's debut, neither Mother nor Auntie spark flint on their backs.

A Geisha would never leave her okiya without this act being performed as it was believed it brought good luck.

This is one of the most amazingly beautifully shot films in history. The cinematography is hands down the greatest that I have ever seen.

I saw all the good reviews and decided to watch this movie until I had to stop and write an IMDb review. It was much worse than I was led to believe, as bad as the fake sitcoms on TV.

The most outstanding part of this movie is how easy they are able to drag you into the story and the protagonist feelings with their great cinematography, colours to inspire emotions and lighting always strong and defined to show the truth.This is a masterpiece, not only under a technical side but also for the themes the writer has been able to bring to the table without making it too obvious or judgemental.

Plot: 6/10 interesting and entertaining but I considered it kind of lacking. Acting: 10/10 acting was great in my opinion.

As a westerner living in Japan I was always going to approach this film with a certain amount of scepticism, especially after The Last Samurai. I am very far from being an expert on Japanese culture and will try to steer away from cultural inaccuracies as best I can.

There is no better word to describe this movie than Intensely Beautiful. From the very start this movie grips you with a strong opening scene an it only gets more intense from there on.

The film is just masterpiece from the music, cinematography, story, costumefor those ignorant people who give bad reviews without any knowledge on geisha:The irony of this is it's literally a movie about Geisha which means talented woman, so u have to judge the actress for their talent as long as they are east asian. Not to mention geisha originated from china in 7th century Tang dynasty alongside geisha instruments shamisen - sanxian, koto-guzheng, etc wth.

One of my favorite movies! The plot, characters, setting, and soundtrack are all enjoyable.

I love it! This is wonderful!