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Memoirs of a Geisha

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In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. From TMDB

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  • The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2026

    Stage performance from the movie “Memoirs of A Geisha”. The protagonist, Sayuri, is depicted in a moment of intense emotional expression, performing her solo dance under a heavy downfall of artificial snow.

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  • Zeb Cyrus 🎃👻🙀 @zbcy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2025

    Books to film 📚=🎞️ Memoirs of a Geisha (1997) by Arthur Golden was adapted to film in 2005. The film (and book) are considered less than authentic depictions of geisha lifestyle and the film mired itself in controversy. Nonetheless, both the novel and film were successful. 👘🏯🍶 #filmsky #booksky

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  • woke stifler @yelix.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2025

    I think about this more often than anyone should and the funniest movie that got a UMD release to imagine someone actually watching on a PSP is Memoirs of a Geisha

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  • woke stifler @yelix.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 16, 2025

    By far the funniest movie to have gotten an official UMD release and to imagine someone actually watching on a PSP is Memoirs of a Geisha

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  • Nat Brehmer @natbrehmer.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2025

    PUPPET MASTER was John Myhre's first film as production designer. His later films include X-MEN, ELIZABETH, DREAMGIRLS, THE LITTLE MERMAID, and he won Oscars for CHICAGO and MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA.

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  • Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 10, 2025

    Film, too, has mythologized fall leaves. Think of crimson maples in Memoirs of a Geisha, or the golden cascade in Hero. Leaves become more than background. They are silent characters of fate. #LegendaryWednesday Art: Ven Gogh

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  • Martini Shot 🎬🍸 @martini-shot.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 2, 2026

    My sister and family spotted my name in the credits for “Memoirs of a Geisha” which made me so grateful again to have been part of creating scenery for that beautiful movie. 🎬🍿 #filmmaking #Kyoto

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  • Eileen... Left @edcarroll.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden really a gorgeous, compelling read the movie was a good representation of the book as well.

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  • TheRealShanBear 🐻 - Halla & Gilnoruil @therealshanbear.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2026

    — Meet ur oomf !! Name: Shan / ShanBear / Jen MBTI/Sign: INFP / Aries Hobby: 3D art, writing, gaming, cross-stitch, RP Birth Flower: Daisy & Sweet Pea Fav Food: Pepperoni pizza Fav Animals: Bears, lions, dogs, bees Comfort Movie: K-Pop Demon Hunters or Memoirs of a Geisha.

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  • chuchuna 🍑 GWF crunch @tsuyuna.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2025

    Memoirs of a Geisha would have been the one but that movie has too much baggage and I would feel too hard-pressed to over-explain myself (like I am now) as to why it's an inspiration to me while also acknowledging how historically incorrect it is. lol.

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  • Theo Gerome @hotcornerharbor.comBluesky · Apr 26, 2025

    I was young so maybe I'm misremembering, but I felt like "Memoirs of a Geisha" got a huge push in 2005, and the actual movie release kind of killed it? Got some minor noms & an okay box office, then nothing. I don't see any "underrated" or "let's dunk on this" chatter, not even a "remember this?"

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  • Smagma @smagma.bsky.socialBluesky · May 12, 2026

    Memoirs of a Geisha has the best cum snatch put to film.

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  • popular science robinson @saraiya.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2025

    this tweet is 20 yrs late but: in a rather mid movie, Gong Li slays the boots house down in Memoirs of a Geisha

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  • Tara DeLaFee @taradelafee.netBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    Memoirs of a Geisha is a great movie and even better book.. It's definitely in my personal library.

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  • Abigail Gloom, "Better Angels" Out Now! @abigailgloom.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    @cosmic-stardust.bsky.social and I do a weekly movie night and I love how it shows how different we are. She showed me Memoirs of a Geisha, I'm showing her Blade Runner.

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  • @GalaxyFarrahWay @galaxyfarrahway.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 5, 2025

    RIP Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa Among his many roles, he also starred in Picture Bride, a 1994 film also starring one of my fave actors, Yuki Kudoh (a standout as Pumpkin in Memoirs of a Geisha). It wasnt a huge hit but is a story worth having a look at.

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  • Chatty Cathy (she/her) @cathyfarman.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2025

    Not a concert, but I was at a screening of the movie Memoirs of a Geisha where a fight actually broke out in the seats.

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  • 🇨🇦🇨🇦Facts are not opinions🇨🇦🇨🇦 @canadian4ever.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 11, 2025

    I don't think that way with books. Truthfully some of my favorite books were extremely discounted. Memoirs of a Geisha, for example, and 4 years later, someone decided it'd make a great movie. It did, and now it's full price again.

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  • Sindel Sloan | Siren Switch of the South @sindelsloan.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 23, 2024

    My #2 favorite movie is Memoirs of a Geisha. I’ve also read the book which I recommend since there are some key differences that the movie portrays. #gtkm #movies

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  • holdmybooks @holdmybooks.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2026

    Hated walking into a local Barnes & Noble many many years ago to be greeted with a display of 'Memoirs of a Geisha', except with the movie poster (look it up) as the cover.

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  • Andrew Braybrook @uridiumauthor.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    I was disappointed by AI telling me that my Terminator 2, Chatmed, and Memoirs of a Geisha film posters that have real-looking autographs are most likely faked by getting a machine to do the signatures. They only advertised about 3 of each, so they could have been genuine. Still, nice posters.

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  • Eclectic Collector @eclecticcollector.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2026

    Yeah, it's surprisingly well done for an American movie. I was afraid it would be like "Memoirs of a Geisha" or "Last Samurai" stuff but it's very artsy. More people should watch it.

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  • Jack JR Swisher, transfenderman 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jackjrswisher.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2026

    True, I’m not Japanese. However, I’ve loved the culture since I was 10. My mom raised me with Asian philosophies. I also read Memoirs of a Geisha, so I know what not to do while writing. (To be fair, the book is more accurate to geisha etiquette than the film. That’s not saying much, but still.)

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  • Werewolf By Nat 🇵🇷🏳‍⚧ @peanutbutterwhisky.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    It's genuinely dumbfounding how a film by the director of Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Mary Poppins Returns can look this cheap. And it's the same cinemtographer he's been working with since Chicago. Even On Stranger Tides still looks expensive.

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  • 🎃👻LObu-bOoO👻🎃 @myflagmeanslo.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2026

    I wanted to choose a movie at random to watch after work, so I picked Memoirs of a Geisha and WOW... 🫠 Some Choices were made, huh... I mean WOWWW...

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  • /ˈdaɪ̯nɐ/ @eratuyo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    Also, you want to read a bigger hot take? I think Naomi Watts gave a better performance in King Kong than at least 4 of the nominated performances. And shoutout to Zhang Ziyi in Memoirs of a Geisha. I know that movie has received a lot of valid criticisms, but I always thought she was very good.

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  • MrBeeHill @davidbeehill.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2025

    It was this movie that got me absolutely hooked on Asian films. It was so much fun. My favorite Asian film is Memoirs of a Geisha, directed by Rob Marshall. Ziyi Zhang was incredible in this film, as she has been in so many others. And no one can match the acting skill of Michelle Yeoh.

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  • Ian (F) Martin @ianfmartin.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    I didn’t see it but it sounds like @mattschley.com ‘s assessment that it was successful largely in the way Memoirs of a Geisha was describes it well. On soundtracks, I think K’s model of a perfect soundtrack is Silence (the Scorsese film, not actual silence, though also a lot of actual silence).

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  • Jess Reichmuth @profcrustacean2009.bsky.socialBluesky · May 13, 2025

    For pumping up: DKM and Flogging Molly have been on repeat. Sprinkle a little System of a Down and Metallica in there for good measure. For calmness: a lot of film score. Ennio Morricone spaghetti westerns are good as well as Memoirs of a Geisha and LOTR.

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  • Scott Pfitzinger @pfitzinger.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2024

    Movies released on December 10: Invasion USA (1952) Father Goose (1964) Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) Wayne’s World II (1993) The Green Mile (1999) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies (2014) #movies

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  • Marie Crittle @lunawol.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    Introduce yourself with One book 📚 Time’s Legacy by Barbara Erskine One movie 🎥 Memoirs of a Geisha One album 💿 Ritual by In This Moment One TV show 📺 Time Team

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  • Baryon Posadas @baryon.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2026

    I think I have my film list more or less set for the updates to this course, barring any last minute impulsive changes of my mind. First off, around topics of authenticity, performance, and sexuality. 1. Sans Soleil 2. Memoirs of a Geisha 3. The Pillow Book 4. M. Butterfly

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  • Lady Celestina, Princesa de Pastel @celestinakitty.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 26, 2026

    yes, it is. I questioned myself one day back in 2004 about buying a signed library copy of Memoirs of a Geisha in a used bookstore. Movie came out a year? later. I won't tell you how much I've been offered now but I will tell you that $10 i spent was worth it.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 1, 2026

    The (movie) Memoirs of a Geisha 1080p (Prime)(US) $7.99 (Romance) (iMDB) 7.2 Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Yûki Kudô, Kaori Momoi

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  • Nomad KG @kgnomad.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Memoirs of a Geisha The book I believe came out in 1997 and I remember a good friend giving me a copy. Ended up watching the movie when it came out in 2005.

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  • Danny Ragusa @therealsauce100.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2025

    I agree she is very attractive. Omg, I freaking love that movie. I really loved her and Michelle Yeoh in Memoirs of a Geisha, too. She's been in a ton of good things.

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  • Bwandee @bwandee.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 8, 2025

    "There is no credible information to suggest that Arthur Golden is a pervert; however, he was involved in a lawsuit with a geisha named Mineko Iwasaki for defamation-" Look, I love the movie Memoirs of a Geisha(read: daddy issues), but every year it gets harder to ignore its red flags.

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  • KJ @prissykj.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2025

    How could I forget how great a movie, "Memoirs of a Geisha" is.

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  • Orie @orielyn.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2025

    Just a few... there are more, but I truly enjoyed these (years are book publication date first then movie release date): ◇ The Last Unicorn (1968 / 1982) ◇ Three Thousand Years of Longing (1994 / 2022) ◇ Memoirs of a Geisha (1997 / 2005) ◇ Uglies (2005 / 2024)

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  • kgoak @kgoak201.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2025

    Isn't this featured in "Memoirs of a Geisha", the movie? The soundtrack started playing on my 🧠 radio as soon as I saw the photo.

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  • Riftdancing (Pepper) @riftdancing.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2025

    Me: to my SO What movie do you recall me watching more than 6 times? SO: Memoirs of a Geisha, Fury Road--- but honey. Fuck movies. Lets talk about how many times you've watched BOTH season 1 & season 2 of Arcane. Me: ...Yeah we both know its well over 6 times. SO: More than 16 even.

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  • Sunny Day @littlelostsunny.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2025

    Memoirs of a Geisha (bad movie, beautiful cinematography and visuals)

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  • VidjaGamez 🎮 @vidjagamez.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 7, 2025

    I always get so excited to share my tattoos. They're my babies. 😆 The text is a line from my favorite movie, Memoirs of a Geisha. I got it to celebrate moving into my career, finally not living paycheck to paycheck, and spending a year focusing on myself.

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  • Mystic Bitchcraft @mysticbitchcraft.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    Because most white people don't know shit. Why did a bunch of Chinese actresses speak in English in a "Japanese" accent in Memoirs of a Geisha? That movie drives me insane.

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  • callmemrsbly.bsky.social @callmemrsbly.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 14, 2025

    I saw the movie years ago now I am reading Memoirs of a Geisha

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  • Stefan Mott @pengy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Watched on the plane home. Didn‘t know much going in. Extremely uncomfortable movie that ultimately ends up glorifying and celebrating grooming and exploitation. It is beautifully shot though so I‘ll give it that. 3/10

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  • Irene of Lauvenberg @tripdazey.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    Every so often I'm reminded of the scene in Memoirs of a Geisha (book, not film) where Mother stuck her hand into her obi, squeezing the pouch of tobacco, worrying about war rations and availability. I'm not sure why 🙃

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  • Chaos Cutie 🥰 🔪 @kerlizzle.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    Memoirs of a Geisha??? If you like either a long game romance, Japanese culture, coming of age (ish), drama vibes this is a fantastic movie!

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  • Sassylass25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💜 @sassylass25.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2024

    There's so many good ones out there that don't get the fame that they should have The movie Shadows with the playing of the light just just beautiful I'm again watching Memoirs of a Geisha tonight.. The choreography is hypnotizing

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  • Kat the Vamp @katsavamp.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2024

    My favourite film of all time is Memoirs of a Geisha

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  • Candy_Andie 🤪🥰❤️🇨🇦 @hippieandie.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 13, 2024

    I did that with Memoirs of a Geisha, and I couldn’t enjoy the movie because it didn’t even slightly live up to the book imo

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  • Home away from the dumpXer fire @rechan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    Memoirs of a Geisha (US Box office): $57,490,508 The Last Samurai (US box office): $111.1 million Granted TLS had action in it, and Tom Cruise, but I don't knwo if that's enough to account for doing double the movie about Japanese culture and history focused on the Japanese POV.

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  • chrisfox88.bsky.social @chrisfox88.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2026

    Memoirs of a Geisha The main actress in this movie wasn't Japanese, she was Chinese. And her love interest was Dr Serizawa from the Monsterverse

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  • TherapistGoneFeral🧿🪬 @therapistgoneferal.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2026

    Stop telling people to read before they see the movie. Let people enjoy shit their own way. I’ve never seen Memoirs of a Geisha; because I DID read and then see the movie Pay It Forward. That movie was such a bastardization that it ruined the book for me; I’ll not let that happen to memoirs.

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  • Writing Off the Mother Wound @4islesbookshop.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2026

    How is Memoirs of a Geisha as a book? The movie brought me to tears & also an intense place of joy?!? Was a strange, but lovely experience.

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  • JY the Woman @all-in-my-mind.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 9, 2026

    Memoirs of a Geisha is a very 2000s Asian centered movie created by Hollywood, where as long as the actor was Asian it was good enough. The questionable casting of Chinese (and a Korean-American) actors in a WW2 era movie aside, the decision to "Americanize" (1/2)

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  • Jeek Nation @jeeknation.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2026

    Today is Zhang Ziyi’s 47th birthday. Zhang’s movie credits include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2 her first American film, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Grandmaster, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. #ZhangZiyi #CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon #RushHour2

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  • asians-art.bsky.social @asians-art.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2026

    Just like the novel ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’! The 'Melania' movie audience: Older white women

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    The (movie) Memoirs of a Geisha 1080p (Prime)(US) $4.99 (Romance) (iMDB) 7.2 Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Yûki Kudô, Kaori Momoi

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 24, 2026

    The (movie) Memoirs of a Geisha 1080p (iTunes)(US) $4.99 (Romance) (iMDB) 7.2 Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Yûki Kudô, Kaori Momoi

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