Movie
2005
Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 American epic period drama film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by Robin Swicord from the 1997 novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. It tells the story of a young Japanese girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her impoverished family to a geisha house to support them by training as and eventually becoming a geisha under the pseudonym "Sayuri Nitta". The film centers around the…
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Just rewatched Memoirs of a Geisha and wow, it hits different. ============================================================== Yo what is up HIVE? Can't forget to post before bed haha I have a tender love for Japanese culture from anime to film and influencers, so I was happy to see that Memoirs of a Geisha was free to watch on Youtube. On the surface, it's this stunning, epic story about a geisha's rise in 20th-cent…More
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The notion that "there's no such thing as bad publicity" is a double-edged sword for films, particularly those burdened by controversy. *Memoirs of a Geisha*, the 2005 period romantic drama directed by Rob Marshall, is a prime example of this phenomenon. Based on Arthur Golden's best-selling novel from 1997, the film was embroiled in scandal due to its contentious origins – the book was allegedly based on interviews…More
Fuente Hello, internet people. Today we will analyse the film Memoirs of a Geisha, based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. We will talk about the composition of the film and also about the historical mistakes it has, because although I think it is a jewel on an artistic level, on a historical level it leaves a lot to be desired, so let's start. >Hola, gente de internet. Hoy analizaremos la película Mem…More
They are quiet, they are sweet, they suffer in silence... How many of us are intrigued, fascinated and attracted by Asian culture? There are many of us. This design is part of a compendium of pencil sketches that I have done some time ago and that I have not digitized for some reason, I chose this one because it was not so disproportionate and the idea came back to my mind sweetly. While I was drawing I couldn't hel…More
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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.) But when their mother got sick, their elderly father sold them, not out of cruelty, nor for gain, but because it was the best that he could do for them. Young Chiyo, always distinctive with her startling grey eyes, was taken into the Nitta Okiya, or geisha house. Sat…More
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