Memoirs of a Geisha

This is my favourite movie. I have a obsession with Japan. I am not really into movies and it's hard to ever find a good movie that you really like. I loved this movie though. It gives westerners a deep insight into the world of the geisha and Japanese culture.

:Chieo is a 6 year old girl from fishing village, her mother is dieing and her farther is forced to sell her and her sister away to a Geisha house in the city of Kyoto. Her sister is however unwanted and sent away to another Geisha house and Chieo must face the troubels of the horibel Hatsimoumu (the akira's most valuabel Geisha). As Chieo is finally bribed with Hatsimoumu telling her where her sister is Chieo finds her sister and is given one last chance to meet her sister in run away. Chieo lost that chance and never saw her sister again and her mother and farther had soon departured this world not long after. Chieo is left to pay of her debt to the Akira, cleaning and looking after Hatsimoumu. Pumpkin, Hatsimoumu's sister is soon to become a Geisha. Until one of the the most famouse Geisha's of all time named Mahma arrives at the door of the Akira to take Chieo in offering a incredibel deal to the owner of the Akira. Chieo is surprised to discover that Mahma would want her after the horribel things Hatsimoumu had forced Chieo to do to Mahma's prised Kimono to find where her sister was. Chieo is atoped into the world as a Geisha and the men of Kyoto fall in love with her. Her virginty is bidden as the highest ever even beating Mahma's and she becomes the most desirabel Geisha in history. Hatsimoumu is incredibel jealous that Chieo has deafted her little sister Pumpkin but little does she know Chieo will do more then that. The head of the Akira decidedes to adopt Chieo as her daughter and Pumpkin (Chieo was best friends with Pumpkin) is devasted that Chieo had stolen her lfie long dream. Hatsimoumu loses her temper and attempts to destroy Chieo. As the Akira is burnt down to shreds Hatsimoumu leaves the Akira forever. Not long after World War 2 looms over Japan at the time of the Hiroshima bombings and Chieo is sent to the hills for years. She returns and meets the man she had dreamed of her whole life that she had met on the kyoto bridge when she was just a young girl. She saw becoming a geisha would bring her every bit closer to him.

All I can say........if you love Japan you must see this movie! Its excellent! *****

I have watched it 5 times and it only gets better every time.