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  1. www.nytimes.com › 2005/12/09 › moviesUnderneath the Mask of a Heroine - The New York Times

    Dec 9, 2005 · Swathed in silk and longing (mostly for a bald guy called Oscar), the big-screen version of "Memoirs of a Geisha" arrives with good intentions firmly in place. Based on the best seller by...

  2. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › memoirs-of-a-geisha-2005Life through a rose-colored lens movie review (2005) | Roger ...

    Dec 15, 2005 · The movie, almost like a tourist, prowls the geisha quarter of Kyoto, visits a sumo wrestling match and attends a dance performance where Sayuri stars. Then World War II intervenes (that is the best word for its role in the film), and in peacetime the Chairman now desperately needs Sayuri, who has always and still does love him, perhaps because ...

  3. www.nytimes.com › 2005/02/06 › moviesMemoirs of a Chinese-American Geisha - The New York Times

    Feb 6, 2005 · Film Memoirs of a Geisha, directed by Rob Marshall, is based on American novel about Japanese life, stars Chinese actresses and was filmed in California; photos (M)

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_(film)Memoirs of a Geisha (film) - Wikipedia

    The film garnered polarized reviews from critics worldwide and was moderately successful at the box office. It was also nominated for and won numerous awards, including nominations for six Academy Awards, and eventually won three: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.

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  6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › memoirs_of_a_geishaMemoirs of a Geisha - Rotten Tomatoes

    In the 1920s, 9-year-old Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) gets sold to a geisha house. There, she is forced into servitude, receiving nothing in return until the house's ruling hierarchy determines if she is...

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  7. www.rogerebert.com › far-flung-correspondentsMemoirs of a Geisha, Part I: Memoirs of Postmodern Orientalism

    May 8, 2016 · The movie has a 61% five-star rating (out of 724). The top customer review of the movie mentions “the reserved nature of Asian women,” as if all the women of the earth’s most populous continent—home to many different cultures—shared essentially the same values. In his movie review, Roger Ebert wrote, “I suspect that the more you ...

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  9. www.pluggedin.com › movie-reviews › memoirsofageishaMemoirs of a Geisha - Plugged In

    A beautiful Japanese woman discovers that becoming a glamorous geisha means leaving behind her own hope for true love. Based on Arthur Golden's popular 1997 novel, and starring Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh and Ken Watanabe.