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It's not about selling skin but about selling talent

MAR

2008

Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Suzuka Ohgo, Ken Watanabe and Li Gong play in this amazing movie about a young girl brought up in a geisha house.

The movie starts in a small village by the ocean where a small girl, Chiyo, and her sister are sold to a man for a better life. They are then sent to different houses in the city. Chiyo goes to a geisha house and does chores. Soon she is off to geisha school. When she becomes an apprentice her name is changed to Sayuri (which then changes to Nitta Sayuri when she become a full geisha). Under the tutoring of the towns most popular geisha Mameha,... review »

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jazzybean01
Downieville, CA

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I had no desire to read this book, but I'm so glad I did.

avid reader

JAN

2008

This review is a little late, because I initially had no desire to read this book. I picked it up while in a bookstore on a whim because it was on sale and I've had a fascination with tales of Japanese culture since I first read Shogun when I was young. I was immediately hooked just reading the first couple of pages. The pace is quick and if drama is conflict then this is just loaded with drama. I found myself so wrapped up in this young woman's story I couldn't put it down, There was something almost lyrical about it as well as having a depth of emotion as it followed her from her early...

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tina257
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Best - Book - Ever

a fiction reader, an avid reader, reading Oprah's picks

MAR

2008

I would never have picked up this book on my own, but a friend highly recommended it. That was about 5 years ago. Since then I have read it twice a year. It is a phenominal book and extremely well written. You feel like you are experiencing her life, first hand. A must!

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maha18
Washington, IL

Ran out of stuff to read, this was a nice surprise

an avid reader

FEB

2008

Very well written and moving, made you feel like you were there. Wonderful and painful story with no sugar coating.

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Wichita Falls, TX

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Movie Title	Memoirs Of A Geisha
Format Type	DVD
Key Information	Directors Rob Marshall Stars Ziyi Zhang Actors Mako Genre Dramas Subgenre Romances • WWII • Women • Prostitution • Slavery • Betrayal • Based On A Novel • Japan • Drama • Theatrical... MPAA Rating PG-13 (MPAA) Available Formats DVD: Single Disc Version UPC 043396111592 Release Date 2005 Running Time 2hr 24min
Languages	Original Language English
DVD Editions	DVD Editions DVD: Single Disc VersionSony Pictures Home EntertainmentMay 01, 2007PG-13 (MPAA)043396179998
Credits	Screenwriter Robin Swicord
Professional Reviews	Professional Reviews (12/15/2005, p.162, Peter Travers): 3 stars out of 5 -- "Zhang is loveliness incarnate. And the great Michelle Yeoh, her co...