Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Official Trailer 1 - Ziyi Zhang Movie

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh
    Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Official Trailer 1 - Ziyi Zhang Movie
    The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
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  • @ccovergirl
    @ccovergirl 7 лет назад +4015

    - i want a life that is mine.
    The best sentence in the entire film!

    • @jhoondelapaz1457
      @jhoondelapaz1457 5 лет назад +10

      You can't posess life, the life take posses of you.

    • @khawajamazhar9188
      @khawajamazhar9188 5 лет назад +7

      This is the strangest life I’ve ever known..... Jim Morrison

    • @lufaalam9283
      @lufaalam9283 5 лет назад +1

      Where can i watch it

    • @khawajamazhar9188
      @khawajamazhar9188 5 лет назад +1

      Jhoon de la paz looks like only the difference in placement of “S”

    • @TrangPakbaby
      @TrangPakbaby 3 года назад +8

      Mine is when she says “I AM NOT WORTHLESS!!” Omg that scene was acted brilliantly. I always get a lump in my throat

  • @angelitagill691
    @angelitagill691 4 года назад +855

    "Every step I have taken..has been to bring myself closer to you." One of the most romantic lines ever spoken by a woman in a movie. I get goosebumps every time.

    • @fesswah
      @fesswah 4 года назад +43

      I cry everytime I rewatch this movie, and see that end scene " Don't you see ? Every step I have taken since I was that little girl on that bridge has been to bring myself closer to you."

    • @mari02492
      @mari02492 4 года назад +32

      The book is full of lines like these. It will bring you to tears 😭

    • @SKIMSPersonalStylist
      @SKIMSPersonalStylist 2 года назад

      Me too

    • @dr.jellalfernandes6392
      @dr.jellalfernandes6392 Год назад

      Mee too. I just watched the movie yesterday

    • @realnaveen
      @realnaveen Год назад

      Enchanting!

  • @mariahswan5605
    @mariahswan5605 5 лет назад +4672

    "" Memoirs of a Geisha is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden""" - a lot of it was based on Mineko Iwasaki's interview, which she gave after he promised to keep her anonymity. Not only this Arthur didn't keep it, he also writed in way that geisha have to sleep with someone (no, they don't), which ruined Iwasaki's reputation - she even got death threats, while the bastard got fame and money. She sued him later, btw

    • @secretsoul6882
      @secretsoul6882 5 лет назад +348

      He deserves that for not keep his promises

    • @erikamartinez5993
      @erikamartinez5993 5 лет назад +90

      Did she win?

    • @infinity-gn9xq
      @infinity-gn9xq 5 лет назад +565

      We have a saying.. Never trust a white man with blue eyes

    • @lisal8568
      @lisal8568 5 лет назад +349

      That really sucks, because I love this movie but hate what the author did

    • @nouralhilal393
      @nouralhilal393 5 лет назад +267

      Another saying is : never trust the smile of an English man.

  • @MJfanFoever
    @MJfanFoever 7 лет назад +2876

    this is one of the movies i can watch a lot and still never be bored

    • @presethanie126
      @presethanie126 5 лет назад +6

      SaraB SAME LITERALLY

    • @shievarolegario
      @shievarolegario 5 лет назад +56

      I thought your dp was a strand of hair. I kept removing it from my monitor until i tried to scroll up lol

    • @elijah2859
      @elijah2859 5 лет назад +4

      Omg I've seen u somewhere else. Nice to see u again

    • @stephenhodge8571
      @stephenhodge8571 5 лет назад +5

      Same I seen it million time but I still never get tired of it

    • @3rdeyezero315
      @3rdeyezero315 5 лет назад +10

      Dude i thought i had an eyelash on my screen coz of ur profile pic 😅 well played sara, well played ;)

  • @reggieregina1362
    @reggieregina1362 7 лет назад +4652

    I would've fallen off my bike too. Those eyes are enchanting.

    • @eugenieg.8486
      @eugenieg.8486 7 лет назад +104

      Yeah but not real

    • @ashliepautotpautot2933
      @ashliepautotpautot2933 7 лет назад +139

      Her eyes are beautiful but its only contact lenses

    • @karende5690
      @karende5690 6 лет назад +6

      Reggie Regina lol

    • @Bysallybae
      @Bysallybae 6 лет назад +102

      Yes, but there indeed are East asians with monolids but also coloured/light colored eyes, somtimes even blue naturally. Very beautiful ! :)

    • @nonabaldwin8354
      @nonabaldwin8354 6 лет назад +60

      This was actually a true story and she did have eyes like that

  • @lavam2745
    @lavam2745 7 лет назад +1636

    I remember seeing the "A true geisha can stop a man in his tracks with a single look." Scene on tv when I was little, and always wanted to see the full movie but all I knew about it was that one scene where she exchanges glances with the boy on the bike, years later I finally found this movie! Man that one scene left such an impact.

    • @ohfuck6958
      @ohfuck6958 6 лет назад +6

      LVA M Congratulations!

    • @bambisister002
      @bambisister002 6 лет назад +10

      LVA M read the book. The scene is different..

    • @pedinurse1
      @pedinurse1 6 лет назад +13

      the book is an absolute masterpiece of literature, probably the best book I have ever read

    • @babycappuccino25
      @babycappuccino25 6 лет назад +5

      The scene where the boy crashes were mere conversation of Mameha and Chiyo later on changed Sayuri after being Mameha's younger sister. I hate the trailer, they changed it to protege. Haha

    • @user-zj6uj1ii2b
      @user-zj6uj1ii2b 6 лет назад +2

      LAVA M lol ikr! I also just saw this on tv when I was like 6 or 7 and I only found it after 8 years!!!

  • @sarag.8327
    @sarag.8327 7 лет назад +2623

    HEAR ME OUT :D :D I've been studying Geisha & Maiko for 2 and a half years now!! I think people are getting confused between 'Geisha' and 'Oiran'... I will define the two words!:D
    Geisha definition: Geisha are women trained in traditional arts like dancing, music (shamisen, taito drum, singing, flute, etc), and tea ceremony! They preform at kabuki (traditional Japanese theatres, where people dance and put on plays), local festivals, and private parties (which are expensive). At the private parties geisha entertain their guests by dancing, singing, serving sake, and playing games (like Rock Paper Scissors, and Konpira Funefune)-- There is not prostitution at the private parties, in fact a lot of a lot of guests at the parties are female, and there are kids at the parties too! It's a great thing to do with you family! :D
    Oiran definition: Oiran and Tayū were high ranking prostitutes, and are disappeared after the anti-prostitution laws in 1958. They looked VERY similar to geisha, and were trained in traditional as well.
    BOTTOM LINE. Geisha WERE NOT allowed to get together with they're clients. It wasn't, and still isn't, part of a geisha's job to be a prostitute. Geisha weren't/aren't prostitutes. Oiran were prostitutes.
    I think all the confusion came about when the first Americans went over to Japan during WW2. Because there were these oiran and bathhouse geisha (bathhouse geisha were girls that worked at 'onsen' hot springs, they were prostitutes. They weren't real geisha.), that called themselves 'Geee-sha girls', and they were prostitutes. The Americans thought that the 'Geee-sha girls' were real geisha, so from that day on Westerners though real Geisha were Oiran prostitutes...
    I think this movie is very stupid, and really a let down (because I was excited when I heard about it), because it's so far from the truth. And not just the movie, the book as well... Why didn't the author, Arthur Golden, just make the book about Oiran??
    IF YOU WANT TO READ A BOOK ABOUT A REAL GEISHA, I KNOW ONE!! There's a book written by a REAL retired geisha!! The famous geisha Golden interviewed for research!!The book is called,Geisha: A Life By Mineko Iwasaki
    Also, Maiko/Geisha DID NOT sell their virginity to the highest bidder!!!! Oiran DID though.Also, the dancing in the movie sucks XD But the costumes are good :))

    • @kcallamajaji
      @kcallamajaji 7 лет назад +156

      Anyone who has done any amount of research into this book/movie know it was fiction. Hopefully they get the difference.

    • @lostreality1149
      @lostreality1149 7 лет назад +70

      There is a book that was written by a former geisha as well, it's called "autobiography of a geisha", it talks about her real life and somehow prostitution. And Golden did not only interviewed the author of "Geisha: A Life". I mean, he might've interviewed a lot of former geisha, who before had maybe the mizuage ritual, before it was declared illegal

    • @kenadimarshall1939
      @kenadimarshall1939 7 лет назад +39

      Sara G. That second part helps so much. I was wondering why foreigners thought that Geisha were prostitutes and just figured it was because of the fancy concubines. There is still prostitution though, it is a certain part of the clans. Oiran were the prostitutes put in the wooden cages, yeah?

    • @hazeltan3658
      @hazeltan3658 6 лет назад +8

      Thank u!

    • @abcdef-wi2bh
      @abcdef-wi2bh 6 лет назад +15

      Thank you for enlightening us !

  • @zelrius8714
    @zelrius8714 2 года назад +137

    I just finished this movie and I’m honestly so mad that I would always see this on Netflix but I’d pass it because I thought it looked scary, but after watching it, wow! This movie is so amazing and everything. 10/10 for sure

    • @adrianprincipe2370
      @adrianprincipe2370 Год назад +1

      I saw this in the movie store when I was a kid lol. I thought the cover looked like The Grudge, it looked scary that's why to this day I have not watched this movie.

    • @davibartav
      @davibartav Год назад +1

      Why scared?

    • @melbaelba5706
      @melbaelba5706 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@adrianprincipe2370Not a horror movie. Quite the opposite. You'll truly enjoy it. ❤

    • @capri4682
      @capri4682 6 месяцев назад

      ⁠@@davibartavbro it’s a pale lady staring at you 😂

  • @dustintravis8791
    @dustintravis8791 5 лет назад +136

    They did her character age progression SO well.

  • @nyantsuki1061
    @nyantsuki1061 7 лет назад +1738

    This movie is about a geisha, but somehow I am seeing an Oiran's shoes.
    This happens, when Hollywood gets involved: False interpretation of culture.

    • @aidanasukaku1062
      @aidanasukaku1062 7 лет назад +104

      Nyan Tsuki
      Clothes, makeup, hair...
      all wrong in this movie...

    • @stefanmakara373
      @stefanmakara373 6 лет назад +76

      The book is all wrong too
      And I am not just talking about the shoes etc
      Both movie and the book are relying on false epicness. They are a picture book... very nice to look at, most of the aesthetics were beautiful, the author is descriptive enough, but that's it. They are pretty and that is it. The realness of life is taken away. The stakes are taken away. And instead of a life of a geisha we get a love story that has exactly 3 pages of development. (Also both book and the show start of giving me hope yet end up severely anticlimatic)

    • @snowragi
      @snowragi 6 лет назад +55

      i think the book was written from an outsider's point of view, so it wasn't accurate at all with the woman's life (i heard the book was written by some caucasian dude)

    • @Shenan-again
      @Shenan-again 6 лет назад +74

      Book was written by a westerner and basically ruined the actual geishas life

    • @jennbrandon8182
      @jennbrandon8182 5 лет назад +19

      @J purple ramen no I think she actually had blue eyes. It's an abnormality but in can happen in Asian and black people

  • @meryem2762
    @meryem2762 7 лет назад +454

    This movie is a pure piece of art, and the book is just as enchanting.

    • @infinity-gn9xq
      @infinity-gn9xq 5 лет назад +38

      And a lot of lie

    • @afriendlypoltergeist4073
      @afriendlypoltergeist4073 4 года назад +41

      Yeah, and it's full of lies and innacuracies

    • @leonamay8776
      @leonamay8776 4 года назад +29

      It's culturally insensitive, quite voyeuristic and the author of the book was acrzally sued for breach of contract and defamation of character. Many Japanese people also see it as an offensive and inaccurate portrayal of their culture... Hence the Chinese cast, I guess.

    • @meryem2762
      @meryem2762 4 года назад +1

      @@leonamay8776 omg I didn't know about that would you mind giving more information about it ?

    • @user-zp8vr8ly6z
      @user-zp8vr8ly6z 3 года назад

      I'm currently reading the book, it's has been nothing but mixed emotions so far. I haven't reached the middle part of the book yet but it sure is interesting!

  • @chynnhowe
    @chynnhowe 5 лет назад +624

    I suddenly feel really inadequate as a woman and I lay in my bed covered in chips

    • @amyelsey4734
      @amyelsey4734 5 лет назад +17

      Hilarious! I'm so there too!

    • @rootsofold
      @rootsofold 4 года назад +4

      As you should

    • @lovea9997
      @lovea9997 4 года назад +8

      Best comment

    • @xeno-san1586
      @xeno-san1586 4 года назад +17

      Some men like chips

    • @chynnhowe
      @chynnhowe 4 года назад +2

      rootsofold Show us a photo of yourself

  • @asianglobalmusic5882
    @asianglobalmusic5882 6 лет назад +375

    Was that coach of the geisha also the villain in Crazy Rich Asians?

  • @maan1450
    @maan1450 4 года назад +463

    So Eleonor Young was a Geisha before becoming a Crazy rich asian.

    • @maedae759
      @maedae759 4 года назад +11

      Lol best comment

    • @neilangelodelacruz6907
      @neilangelodelacruz6907 4 года назад +3

      HAHAHA

    • @kayaeki
      @kayaeki 4 года назад +4

      WAIT she looks so diffreenttttt

    • @WindyVinzy
      @WindyVinzy 4 года назад +3

      She was also a kungfu fighter

    • @ae-Michael
      @ae-Michael 3 года назад +1

      She also a politician in Myanmar(Burma) - The Lady

  • @victoriahart1630
    @victoriahart1630 Год назад +16

    The Japanese word geisha literally means “art person/artist". Singing, dancing, and playing the samisen (a lutelike instrument) are indispensable talents for a geisha, along with the ability to make conversation. Many geisha are also adept at flower arranging, performing the tea ceremony, or calligraphy

  • @emtithal1962
    @emtithal1962 4 года назад +70

    "You cannot call yourself a true geisha, until you can stop a man in his tracks with a single look" The best movie ever💜💜

  • @philictyjones5363
    @philictyjones5363 3 года назад +58

    There was a point in time when I knew this movie word for word. Absolute masterpiece and I really dont say that often lol.

    • @lorenzangeles9626
      @lorenzangeles9626 3 года назад +5

      Except all the lies both the book and the movie has.... total bs. Not a single aspect of being true "geisha" was shown... this is trash really because it misleads the audience.

    • @Telmarine55
      @Telmarine55 Год назад +2

      I can recite so many lines from this film too. Love it!!

    • @cristoph_v
      @cristoph_v 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@lorenzangeles9626 my child, this movie is way more valuable than your trashy life.
      Now bring some tea to your momma's room, Im thirsty (your mom Is really insatiable 🥵)

  • @andrewmark2783
    @andrewmark2783 5 лет назад +25

    I miss seeing Zhang Ziyi in roles like these. Such an enthralling actress!

  • @anabanana0101
    @anabanana0101 3 года назад +49

    I'm halfway through the book and I had to come watch the trailer to see how Hamamotso and Mameah looked liked. They're so beautifully described (and I am not disappointed). Cant wait to watch the movie once I'm done with the book (btw, I recommend it. It's wonderful to learn in-depth about this fascinating part of Japanese culture and I can't seem to put the book down).

    • @davibartav
      @davibartav Год назад

      Isn't it Hatsumomo? When I was reading the book I always loved to read her parts, she's so bad and cruel, but I always laughed a lot 😂

  • @kinamiller9613
    @kinamiller9613 3 года назад +24

    I love this movie. Her debut scene on stage omg. Breath taking

  • @lemekellici6313
    @lemekellici6313 3 года назад +11

    I don't know how many times I've seen this film but it is so beautiful one of my favourite films of all times

  • @Sara-we7jm
    @Sara-we7jm 7 лет назад +599

    this movie is amazing

    • @sarahhinkson6596
      @sarahhinkson6596 7 лет назад +26

      free bird, This is my childhood movie.

    • @mari02492
      @mari02492 7 лет назад +12

      The book is even better.

    • @satendra_sharma
      @satendra_sharma 5 лет назад +5

      And inaccurate also

    • @user-lx7sg8ks7b
      @user-lx7sg8ks7b 5 лет назад

      @@satendra_sharma Inaccurate when it comes to the presentation of japanese coultoure or inaccurate to the book?I have read the book but haven't seen the movie,that is why I am asking.

    • @satendra_sharma
      @satendra_sharma 5 лет назад

      @@user-lx7sg8ks7b
      Book is also inaccurate to some extent..
      Let alone Movie..
      And yes.. Japanese reality is totally different.. you can read online.. if going japan isn't possible

  • @cherrydream7514
    @cherrydream7514 2 года назад +9

    beautiful heartwarmed story with a perfect end from begin with her cruel childhood till adult with her geisha existence - and she did it all for him.. beautiful.

  • @jodie3950
    @jodie3950 7 лет назад +32

    I still get goosebumps every time I watch this. Both book and movie-adaptation are masterpieces.

  • @briandols3016
    @briandols3016 2 года назад +11

    I'm halfway through the book and I'm so enthralled, immersed and invested in this true story that I already know I won't be sleeping tonight! I highly recommend this book 📚📖

  • @litaholic4572
    @litaholic4572 5 лет назад +45

    I read the novel for my own pleasure while I was in middle school and was swept away by it! The film minus a few deviations was very true to the story and the trials Sayuri endured in pursuit of happiness. The cast was outstanding and the production left me moved beyond words. Certainly a story anyone can internalize with.

    • @allegedlee6930
      @allegedlee6930 Год назад +2

      Liked your comment because I read this, too, and quite enjoyed it.

    • @litaholic4572
      @litaholic4572 Год назад +2

      @@allegedlee6930 One day I might re-read the book again just because it's such an immersive and gripping story.

  • @jbsarmiento9703
    @jbsarmiento9703 3 года назад +13

    One of the greatest films that I never grew tired watching over and over. Though a lot of scenes were not in the book and were invented for cinematic screenplay which spoils a geiko and maiko's real life in Japan.

  • @emtithal1962
    @emtithal1962 4 года назад +11

    I cannot count the times I've watched this movie 💔 When I watch it as if I am seeing it for the first time

  • @ericaalvarado8592
    @ericaalvarado8592 5 лет назад +10

    I remember watching this as a child and it was an enchanting movie. I should re watch it as an adult.

  • @rutab4086
    @rutab4086 4 года назад +52

    I don’t care if it’s accurate or not, but it’s one of my favourite movies of all time! I love actors and places and overall the whole story.

  • @grm7237
    @grm7237 4 года назад +104

    Memoirs of an "Oiran"

  • @anastasiaioannidou145
    @anastasiaioannidou145 5 лет назад +19

    This👏Is👏the👏 most👏 breathtaking👏 story👏 I've👏 ever👏 had👏 the👏 pleasure👏 of👏 watching 👏

  • @vitajimin.b1013
    @vitajimin.b1013 6 лет назад +53

    Zhang Ziyi is 💙💙💙

  • @Alexo_
    @Alexo_ 5 лет назад +10

    I saw this movie many years ago and to this day it's still one of the more powerful movies I've watched. Will certainly re-watch it someday :)

  • @dellir5833
    @dellir5833 7 лет назад +309

    This movie is breathtaking ♡

  • @k-lostmaster7821
    @k-lostmaster7821 3 года назад +6

    I saw this movie again and it felt good re living the movie. Watching it, Feeling it
    I love it all. I think I put my grandma on. Beautiful movie 8/10

  • @kardengl8182
    @kardengl8182 5 лет назад +24

    One can tell this is a film made for western audiences, one look suffices to know both main actresses are not japanese.

    • @orirune3079
      @orirune3079 5 лет назад +11

      It's also in English, so that would be your first clue.

  • @mylastlight
    @mylastlight 6 лет назад +11

    I remember when this came out and I really wanted to watch it but never did, until now 12 years later, so much regret for not watching it sooner

  • @kimpossible117
    @kimpossible117 7 лет назад +52

    one of the best movies I've watched 10/10

  • @verdeurie8650
    @verdeurie8650 4 года назад +34

    One of the few movies I’d actually consider a masterpiece ❤️

  • @yervang1094
    @yervang1094 4 года назад +15

    Love love love this movie. I will never get tired of it. It takes me to a world that I will never get to see. I am also sorry about the wrong interpretation of Geishas and the Japanese culture but if you were to think about it this was created by Americans where the set was somewhere in America and adapted to fit cinema. It was purposefully tweaked such as hair, custom, makeup, to fit the aesthetic of the theme. It casted Chinese actresses and actors to respect the Asian culture by casting Asians and to respect the conservative culture of the Japanese as well as not legitimately following along Geisha's practices in real life to respect the real Geisha's culture. The story is awesome. The adventure is amazing. The visuals are outstanding. The music score fits perfectly. It's definitely my go-to film. Film in general needs an obstacle to spice it up and to make an intriguing storyline. I understand that many Japanese are appalled at the sexual content of this film but hey that's cinema for you.

  • @feicai3901
    @feicai3901 5 лет назад +6

    Watched this last night, the story is still haunting me 0_0!! Even though the movie is interpreted by Hollywood and played by Chinese actresses, I still find the story fascinating! Need to read the book now!

  • @mdixon4212
    @mdixon4212 7 лет назад +1046

    Though I really wish they had used a Japanese actress

    • @Lee-qf9dz
      @Lee-qf9dz 7 лет назад +345

      M Dixon I've read some articles saying Japanese actresses were not very interested in the role. Perhaps that's why they casted a Chinese actress instead.

    • @E-99x
      @E-99x 7 лет назад +508

      Iaong Lee The reason Japanese actors didn't want to take the role, was because the book was written by a Caucasian writer (whole only shadowed a single Japanese Geisha, he basically culturally ripped off her story/butchered it after she died). Thus, the book is HUGELY inaccurate to her life.
      Many Japanese found it offensive, so only non-Japanese actresses were willing to play the role.

    • @dangerouslypink2394
      @dangerouslypink2394 7 лет назад +49

      M Dixon in Japan geishas are seen as shameful (from what I've heard) nowadays so Japanese women did not audition

    • @metroglode1305
      @metroglode1305 7 лет назад +93

      Dangerously Pink that's not true

    • @HolandaChiquita
      @HolandaChiquita 7 лет назад +190

      Well citizens of Japan weren't too happy with the book, neither the film. Also for a film like this you need a somewhat familiar actress, and Ziyi Zhang does have a face and acting capability that is hard to forget!

  • @cecile4374
    @cecile4374 4 года назад +775

    I’m Japanese.
    This movie is so disgusting and makes me sad.
    This is not Japanese culture.
    The way of wearing the kimono is different, and these hairstyles are so disturbed.
    You should not watch this movie.
    Sorry for my poor English

    • @adrimartin6668
      @adrimartin6668 4 года назад +167

      This is a film... not a documentary.

    • @Keewaf
      @Keewaf 4 года назад +38

      I’m glad I have never watched this movie, especially reading the backstory about how the author of the book outed the former Geiko he interviewed.

    • @07samevie
      @07samevie 4 года назад +36

      You got a lot of Chinese playing Japanese roles. What? There are no Japanese actors? Not much progress since Miss Saigon.

    • @aiai9571
      @aiai9571 4 года назад +51

      @@07samevie literally the casts that play Japanese are Chinese actors by 70%. And the 30% are Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese...Typical of hollywood.

    • @prime1555
      @prime1555 4 года назад +3

      @@07samevie what different? japanese and chinese? they are same

  • @greekgoddess4619
    @greekgoddess4619 5 лет назад +17

    This movie is one of my favorites! Everyone in it is soooo talented/amazing! And everyone is freaking beautiful too!!! I want flawless skin like these ladies 😘 I'll never tire of watching this masterpiece

  • @sailormoon615
    @sailormoon615 7 лет назад +106

    I just realized that towards the end of the trailer, the music from The Last Samurai was being used to add to the "epicness" of the trailer. And I'm like that's ironic that that music is being used considering that Ken Watanabe was in The Last Samurai and also playing the Chairman in this film. Just thought it was interesting.

    • @orirune3079
      @orirune3079 5 лет назад +2

      That's not what irony is

    • @OfTheCoast1234567
      @OfTheCoast1234567 3 года назад

      @@orirune3079 I mean you can argue that it is. There are three forms of irony. In this case it would be ironic because it wasn’t expected

  • @zafnatpaneaj4992
    @zafnatpaneaj4992 11 месяцев назад +10

    This is not a movie, its a masterpiece...!
    Michelle Yeoh amazing as always...!

  • @ducky4021
    @ducky4021 3 года назад +2

    Wow, I just saw this movie on TV yesterday. I came across it and was intrigued by the film, so I looked it up. It's hard to believe this was released 14 years ago because the quality is flawless!

  • @athrasher92
    @athrasher92 3 года назад +7

    This is one of my favorite films/books, but I’ve always had one burning question that I feel that the book/movie doesn’t explain: why does Sayuri stay in hiding in the kimono maker’s refuge for so long after the war?? When Sayuri finally returns to Miyako, it seems that everyone else had returned back and settled in way before she did.

  • @frenchyrondina7627
    @frenchyrondina7627 5 лет назад +92

    *I just realized that Eleanor Young was here. I thought you're busy making dumplings at Singapore?*

  • @keziah9798
    @keziah9798 3 года назад +10

    the scenes are just... breathtaking. and pretty.

    • @laibanoor3813
      @laibanoor3813 3 года назад

      Where can I watch it with English subtitles

  • @samanthaecotothermia7896
    @samanthaecotothermia7896 4 года назад +13

    There is a lot of controversy over the book and a lot of people complaining about the casting of this movie (many Japanese roles in Hollywood are played by Chinese actors, not sure why). I’m saddened by that. If you strip away any and all historical/cultural inaccuracies, the story itself is really beautiful. It’s about raw desperation, hope, and struggle. I love it for that.

    • @angelabby2379
      @angelabby2379 4 года назад +4

      Irony
      Geisha ( supposed to be judge by her skill and not her beauty alone)
      Actress ( judged for her ethnicity *even though chinese and japanese genetic is very close* instead of her skill and talent)
      I do agree its not ideal, but the reason is japanese cant speak english, therefore they cant act with english dialogue (thats why they didnt audition), but neither do the chinese actresses, but they are so talented, and you can see it on screen they spoke very emotionally
      Not to mention chinese, korean, japanese are very close genetically and culturally. With china as the mainland

    • @mochichichi2458
      @mochichichi2458 2 года назад +2

      It was because no Japanese actress wanted to play the role, as the role itself was very controversial and they feared backlash. Just google the author or memoir of a geisha and his inspiration. Actually, I don't agree that many japanese roles are played by Chinese actors, there aren't even that many Chinese roles or Asian roles in general. The only time it made me really mad was when they casted that Vietnamese girl for To all the boys I have loved before.

    • @sakuraflower7245
      @sakuraflower7245 9 месяцев назад

      @@mochichichi2458 I know, isn't the main character in "To All the Boys" supposed to be a Eurasian/hapa girl? Lana Condor only got her last name because she was adopted from Vietnam. She's not half-Asian. I think they should have chosen a real half-Asian since half-Asian characters even get less representation in movies.

  • @pink-uv3th
    @pink-uv3th 2 года назад +7

    The character Sayuri was so well written, and Pumpkin was a tough survivor

  • @kandefer55
    @kandefer55 4 года назад +14

    One of th best movies i hve Ever seen. Can watch it over and over again. Read the book (im not a big reader but still) amazing..

  • @ジャシン
    @ジャシン 3 года назад +13

    The original title : Memoirs of a Oiran in Chinatown

  • @vy4109
    @vy4109 3 года назад +6

    I wonder how old was Chairman when he met 9-year-old Chiyo at that bridge?

  • @senteiralte1324
    @senteiralte1324 5 лет назад +8

    I've just finished reading the book. I cried when Chairman reveal that he was the who send the Geisha to train sayuri .

  • @edsuratos2993
    @edsuratos2993 3 года назад +1

    Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Drama / Biography / Romance
    Based on the 1997 novel by Arthur Golden
    Directed by: Rob Marshall
    Screenplay by Robin Swicord
    Narrated by Shizuko Hoshi as older Chiyo (voice)
    Language: English / Japanese
    Runtime: 145 minutes (approx.)
    Release Date: December 9, 2005 (United States)
    CAST
    Main Role
    • Zhang Ziyi as Chiyo/Sayuri
    • Ken Watanabe as Chairman Ken
    • Michelle Yeoh as Mameha
    • Gong Li as Hatsumomo
    Support Role
    • Koji Yakusho as Nobu
    • Youki Kudoh as Pumpkin
    • Samantha Futerman as Satsu
    • Kaori Momoi as Mother
    • Tsai Chin as Auntie
    • Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa as Baron
    • Suzuka Ohgo as young Chiyo
    • Karl Yune as Kochi
    • Togo Igawa as Tanaka
    Guest Role
    • Randall Duk Kim as Mr. Crab
    • Mako as Sakamoto
    • Kenneth Tsang as The General
    • Elizabeth Sung as Sakamoto's wife
    • Thomas Ikeda as Mr. Bekku
    • Zoe Weizenbaum as young Pumpkin

  • @mae_ple_27
    @mae_ple_27 6 лет назад +10

    Tbh, this is my fav movie since I was a child. It’s super interesting!

  • @jiaaflix
    @jiaaflix 3 года назад +7

    It's a beautiful movie. Only true moviegoers would love it.

  • @lidhiyaannathomas1999
    @lidhiyaannathomas1999 3 года назад +3

    The cinemetography of this movie is mind blowing especialy the climax scene. Story is also fab😍

  • @edsuratos2993
    @edsuratos2993 2 года назад +2

    Ziyi Zhang's notable roles
    Movies
    * The Road Home (1999) Zhao Di - Main Role
    * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Ang Lee - Main Role
    * Rush Hour 2 (2001) Hu Li - Support Role
    * Hero (2002) Moon - Support Role
    * My Wife is a Gangster 2 (2003) Gangster Boss - Guest Role
    * House of Flying Daggers (2004) Mei - Main Role
    * Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Chiyo/Sayuri - Main Role
    * TMNT (2007) Karai (Voice) - Support Role
    * Horsemen (2008) Kristen - Support Role
    * Sophie's Revenge (2009) Sophie - Main Role
    * The Grandmaster (2013) Gong Er - Main Role
    * The Crossing (2014) Yu Zhen - Main Role
    * The Crossing 2 (2015) Yu Zhen - Main Role
    * The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) Tam - Support Role
    * Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Dr. Ilene Chen - Support Role

  • @KookieOverOreos
    @KookieOverOreos 6 лет назад +6

    I remember watching this when I was little. It feels so nostalgic!

  • @Failycia
    @Failycia 6 лет назад +90

    this trailer is a bit too spoilerish

  • @thebirds2406
    @thebirds2406 5 лет назад +4

    This movie is A Masterpiece and Unforgettable!!! Michelle Ho and Zhang Ziyi two of my favourite Chinese Actress. Because they always portray women stronger, very courageous and brave, got No dear to face this world. I read this book and I've watched this movie when I was 15 and now 25 still the movie is unforgettable... perhaps because it truly portrayed so many women from Northern Asia either China, Korea and Japan whom were trained and forced to be skilled luxury prostitutes. To be a women that was life back then in results of war and so much atrocities. And again only the most beautiful can be selected as Geisha so if you were unlucky to be less pretty sexual slavery could be worse. A Geisha seems to be a "Princess Prostitute" even though she can't be freed and many were legends and remembered, even honoured in this culture. Very interesting and learning so much about Northern Asians

  • @sheapadayao5001
    @sheapadayao5001 3 года назад +4

    ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES AS OF NOW!!

  • @philipplamenov8649
    @philipplamenov8649 2 года назад +4

    One word: MASTERPIECE!

  • @AlexDeLarge77
    @AlexDeLarge77 Год назад +1

    Gong li is an amazing actress and one of the most beautiful women ever put on Celluloid.
    She has a small part in this but is stunning as always.
    Her work with Yang Yimou is totally exquisite.
    To Live is just a high point in human artistic endeavour.
    For my money quite possibly the finest movie ever made.

  • @san5062
    @san5062 5 лет назад +10

    Omg I was thinking about it yesterday and I was trying to remember the name and I’m here looking for a movie for school and a se this in recommandation RUclips what is this sorcery !?

  • @andrewwu5614
    @andrewwu5614 3 года назад +1

    Hatsumomo is so twisted lol. A very underrated film. melodromatic but not hamfisted. I have to say though, as an asian person, the english accents throw me off - I can identify every actor as either Japanese, Cantonese, or northern Mandarin. And then there is Michelle Yeoh.

  • @beslemeto
    @beslemeto Год назад +2

    I watched this movies after 17 years of it's release and i was shocked! One of the best romantic movies i have ever seen! Actors are on another level! Truly masterpiece!

  • @cristalalaffiore4221
    @cristalalaffiore4221 6 лет назад +1

    Omg, I looking for a movie even when I was children, and now I realize that is this. This movie is wonderful

  • @elizabethdiaz7560
    @elizabethdiaz7560 5 лет назад +3

    I never get tired of this movie

  • @EddValdez
    @EddValdez 3 года назад +1

    it's a nice touch that the same narration in the actual film is by an older Chiyo

  • @luxusmode111
    @luxusmode111 3 года назад +3

    Still one of my favorites books Ive ever read

  • @Asmodeus092
    @Asmodeus092 4 месяца назад

    I saw this commercial when I was 12 years old and I still remember it. Very powerful.

  • @senaanosama5181
    @senaanosama5181 5 лет назад +12

    I have a friend like this actress, she's really beautiful.

    • @kiwi-sk3eo
      @kiwi-sk3eo 4 года назад +2

      we don't care

    • @kyun8242
      @kyun8242 4 года назад

      mugfullofcoffee aJjajajja

    • @dzjane8972
      @dzjane8972 4 года назад

      @@kiwi-sk3eo true

  • @torigruber6466
    @torigruber6466 6 лет назад +2

    I saw this in the movie theater when I was 8 years old with my grandparents. I had to leave the theater because one of the scenes showed little Chiyo getting beaten. This is one of my favorite movies as I gotten older 🙂

  • @TheMarijule
    @TheMarijule 3 года назад +3

    This movie is wonderful. Every single scene is amazing.

  • @egemenergurel3521
    @egemenergurel3521 5 лет назад +12

    Today just finished the book. It was amazing and very emotional.

  • @yogawarriorgirl
    @yogawarriorgirl 6 лет назад +9

    This is one of those cases where the film was actually far, far better than the book. The book was written by a man from a largely masculine perspective- the film is the opposite. There are some inaccuracies, but the spirit of the story is kept to more faithfully by the film. And the film makes it clear that it was INSPIRED BY, not TELLING UNADULTERATED, the true story of a woman. This is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen, and it inspired me to learn more about the floating world. Bravo!

  • @belle-ashton2167
    @belle-ashton2167 2 года назад +1

    1:45 the song is from “The Last Samurai”

  • @AdamEX1
    @AdamEX1 4 года назад +7

    the music in this trailer is Hanz Zimmer from The Last Samurai.

  • @hindurashtra63
    @hindurashtra63 2 года назад +1

    "Memoirs of a Geisha", This Book made me realize how enchanting reading a Book can be. The entire Story happens in front of your eyes as you read it, Its so well written. I suggest you read the Book first, Then watch this Movie.

  • @SimaReads101
    @SimaReads101 6 лет назад +3

    I just bought the book I'm so exited
    I already watched the movie 8 years ago I don't remember the details and reading the book gonna make my imagination work I love it

  • @tula1433
    @tula1433 2 года назад +1

    Saw this in the theater on opening night lol!

  • @Meyra97512
    @Meyra97512 7 лет назад +229

    Correct me if I'm wrong: So Geisha are basically virgin masterers of all arts who hang out with men but don't have any sex.

    • @霧裡探花水中望月
      @霧裡探花水中望月 7 лет назад +65

      Meyra
      Supposedly don't have any sex...

    • @Meyra97512
      @Meyra97512 7 лет назад +12

      That's what I was thinking

    • @vampireluver889
      @vampireluver889 7 лет назад +130

      It wasnt their role, or their purpose, to perform sexual duties. just entertainment. however, there are many pieces of evidence to suggest that some geisha were used for sex. Japan has never shied away from sex like we do in the West, but sex workers are not held to the same standard as Geisha are in Japan

    • @kenadimarshall1939
      @kenadimarshall1939 7 лет назад +15

      Meyra They were just performers, yes. I think that what people get confused about is how the concubines and geisha both dressed very beautifully. From what I know though, sex slaves were put in giant wood cages to be chosen by men (they were to flaunt themselves to bring in money for family). Geisha were not to be touched, but that doesn't mean that it didn't happen. Geisha basically give their life to the performance house (I don't know what it is called, so I just call it this. There are houses they live in in groups and get taught. They have to discard everything, including their phone if it is present day. I don't fully remember everything, but there are documentaries you can find on RUclips if you are interested). The way the obi is tied signifies that they are not to be touched.

    • @sayurimasako9297
      @sayurimasako9297 6 лет назад +34

      Geisha are female entertainers,but oiran and yuujo were prostitutes. Since they all worn elaborate outfits and make-up, people assumed that geisha are also prostitutes. Hope that helps :)

  • @chowmarina008
    @chowmarina008 2 года назад +1

    When this came out, I didnt want to see it because i felt like I just couldnt sit through yet another long suffering movie but now that I am more mature, i feel like I could sit through it.

  • @tapie3837
    @tapie3837 4 года назад +3

    Watched it two days ago and it's a great movie.

  • @PatRose-i8d
    @PatRose-i8d 2 дня назад

    Were in heaven now❤❤❤ my dad is bought back to life now. He is comming tomorrow to see us my mom and me❤❤❤.

  • @theserious-ly476
    @theserious-ly476 3 года назад +11

    It's just sad that she and her sister haven't seen each other again 🙁

  • @libbymai2743
    @libbymai2743 5 лет назад +4

    Iconic movie!

  • @blinksbill1138
    @blinksbill1138 4 года назад +3

    This is the best trailer, it got me in tears

  • @sheilanakamya3506
    @sheilanakamya3506 3 года назад +2

    Just started the book, then the movie. Super excited

  • @aileenmorales2943
    @aileenmorales2943 7 лет назад +69

    One of the best books I've read

  • @johnpauldagondong2720
    @johnpauldagondong2720 4 года назад +4

    this trailer is magnificent. the movie is astounding. the book, haven't read it. lol

    • @7perfecion14
      @7perfecion14 3 года назад +1

      You are missing a loooot then! Go and read the book, it's even better

  • @savrinagounden4832
    @savrinagounden4832 4 года назад +9

    One of the best movies ❤

  • @realSimoneCherie
    @realSimoneCherie 3 года назад +2

    I remember this movie being much darker than this trailer suggests

  • @dub2459
    @dub2459 7 лет назад +4

    One of my favorite movies

  • @user-cv2vo5wn9m
    @user-cv2vo5wn9m 4 года назад +2

    this movie is breathtaking.