This one was a beautiful film from the start to the end. I have always been fascinated by Japanese culture and this one only served to further pique my interest.

A historical romance set in pre and postwar Japan.

Memoirs of a Geisha is a beautifully made film, well deserving of its Oscars for Art Direction, Cinematography and (especially) Costume Design.

It’s a shame that it’s wasted on a story so cliched and bland that it might bore you to tears. At two and a half hours the film simply feels like it’s never going to end. What starts out as a foreign and exotic setting quickly becomes dull and pedestrian as the narrative simply repeats over and over.

The love story holding the film together is poorly handled, since the two leads barely seem to share a connection even when they are finally allowed to express their longing for one another.

This is cynical Hollywood awards-bait at the expense of the audience, and probably Japanese culture as a whole. Best avoided unless you like really nice Kimonos.

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John Williams' score is just breathtaking, his best work in recent years!

Old man falling in love with a child... How romantic.

an intense movie with a unique sensitivity. There is pain and lot of love in this story, taught me a lot about life

Beautiful costumes, beautiful sets, beautiful cinematography; truly a gorgeous movie. That being said, it wasn't enough to carry me through two and half hours of a screenplay and characters worthy of a bad romance novel.

I love it so much that I watch it again and again

This is an amazing movie. I really wasn't interested in seeing it at first, but the hubby insisted so I watched it & to my surprise It's now one of my favorite movies.

Visually stunning, the cinematography and art style reminds me of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. Also a story about identity and overcoming struggle.

6/10 - for the flowers

Pre-war, wooden Japan is nicely shown in the background.

John Williams' score is so beautiful. One of his best ever

An incredibly beautiful film that is worth the watch just for the amazing cinematography and soundtrack. But also the story is really good and entertaining from start to finish.

It's a beautiful story. I watched this around the time it was originally release and remember being moved by it. Watching this again in 2023 was a slightly different experience. It's been nearly 20 years since I first saw this movie, I've travelled and worked internationally since then, with people from different cultures.

This is still a great movie. However, for some reason, Sayuri (the Geisha) and some other key characters being played by Chinese actresses with Chinese-English accents was very noticeable to me this time around. It was very off-putting. I also noticed that The narration (Chiyo, Sayuri's inner voice) was performed by a Japanese speaker with a Japanese-english accent. Also the young Sayuri (Chiyo) was played by a Japanese actress.

If the key cast consisted of Japanese or South Korean actors, this movie would have been a timeless classic, in my opinion.

some people need to understand that this is set before ww2 and not in 21 century

Why hadn't I watched this movie until now?! I loved it. I was amazed the first 2 hours. At the end I kind of disconnected but still it is a great film.