I blieve in this statement: Every artist is sentimental and willing to scarifice for Arts.
Yea this time round i've watched Memoirs Of A Geisha, 2005.

wats a Geisha?
Geisha are traditional, female Japanese entertainers, whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as classical music and dance. Contrary to popular opinion and Western stereotypes, geisha are not prostitutes.
Geisha are often hired to attend parties and gatherings, traditionally at tea houses (茶屋, ochaya) or at traditional Japanese restaurants (ryōtei).



After the movie, there was a more clearer view of the culture of Japan in the 18th
century.

During the Edo period, prostitution was legal and prostitutes such as the oiran were licensed by the government. By contrast, geisha were strictly forbidden from holding a prostitution license, and were officially forbidden to ever have sex with their customers.

In the movie, perhaps is a true story...all Geisha are restricted to live according
how they want. How a girl was sold to the geisha house is not common till this modern days but what fancy me is how does a geisha lives and the process in becoming a professional(maiko).

Basically their make up appears "out of the space" fashion when i saw it.
The white makeup covers the face, neck, and chest, with two or three unwhitened areas (forming a "W" or "V" shape) left on the nape, to accentuate this traditionally erotic area, and a line of bare skin around the hairline, which creates the illusion of a mask.
"....i don thk so...." Slowly as the lead grew older, i was puzzled why she no longer applied a heavy make up?
The reason for this is that she has now become mature, and the simpler style shows her own natural beauty.
"....mmm now i know..."

A maiko wears red with white printed patterns. The junior maiko's collar is predominantly red with white, silver, or gold embroidery. Two to three years into her apprenticeship, the red collar will be entirely embroidered in white (when viewed from the front) to show her seniority. Around age 20, her collar will turn from red to white.





Geisha wear a flat-soled sandal, zori, outdoors, and wear only tabi (white split-toed socks) indoors. In inclement weather geisha wear raised wooden clogs, called geta. Maiko wear a special wooden clog known as okobo.
Man wasn't the trend many years ago when japanese was so keen in wearing similar as clog? N i do see some in Singapore on my way to school, early in the morning haha

Why do i say i believe the statement earlier on..is because whether or not every Geisha is willing to be one, eventually the one who started this business wanted to preserve the origin culture. =)

i managed to find good-looking geisha besides those "well-fed" ones...you know..some times ago...woman are prefered to be fatter. =P haha



However based on the movie storyline..i find it absurd. How did a girl about 9 years old possibly fall in love with a going 30s old man? Gratitude of heart turned into love? ...absolutely i do not understand. anyway beside that the movie is simply Great, Interesting. =)
There is this little girl, Suzuka Ohgo, acted as little chiyo. She has a nice smile.
The movie is able to portrayed a real life of Geisha; the credits goes to Liza Dalby.

She is the only foreigner to have become a Geisha. In conducting an ethnographic study for her postgraduate work she became a Geisha for a period of a year, her youth delved in Japanese culture and art became a rich asset as doors opened for her that would for no other Western woman. The culmination of her research is this book, based on her experiences in the Pontocho district. This gives a realistic idea of the daily life of a Geisha, with some history and understanding given to the traditions, along with some delightful anecdotes that could only come from one so steeped in Geisha culture.
Do Geisha in this modern days earned as much back in 19 century? How do they feel being a Geisha?



I wanna to take a look of a real Geisha personally!

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