“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 ...

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 ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Set in Japan during the 1930’s and 1940’s, this cinematic tale tells a certain Cinderella ...

Arthur Golden's 1997 tale appealed to director Marshall (Chicago) for the same reasons it attracted millions of readers: because it "not only peers into the fascinating and forbidden world of a geisha ...

The end of the month is coming up fast, and that means Netflix will soon lose a handful of its best movies. There’s a better than even chance that some of these films will eventually return to Netflix ...

It's certainly not the first time the West has borrowed Eastern styles — the obi belt that was all over the runways a year ago — but a number of the fashion and beauty looks inspired by the new film ...

Long before Arthur Golden’s “Memoirs of a Geisha” became a bestselling novel and a Hollywood movie, the Japanese geisha was an intriguing and enigmatic subject. Now along comes “Hannari: Geisha Modern ...

Tokyo — PERHAPS the Japanese just finally decided they could not allow one more Hollywood take on geisha life to go unanswered. Whether it was a reaction to the casting of Chinese actresses as ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Cinderella” with kimonos. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago), this lavish adaptation of the wildly popular Arthur Golden novel tries to capture the mystique and glamour of Japanese geisha, but it’s ...