![]() ![]() ![]() To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. Based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha is a sweeping romantic epic set in a mysterious and exotic world that still casts a potent spell today. Mature themes about sexism, exploitation, family separation, and sexual assault are all here, but they're softened by scenes that quickly fade to black as filmmakers hint at, rather than explicitly reveal, some of the movie's darker plot points. My world is as forbidden as it is fragile without its mysteries, it cannot survive. Bare shoulders and naked backs are visible. Characters have simulated sex (thrusting, partial nudity), adults socialize naked in a hot spring, and virginities are sold to the highest bidders. Expect to see civilians fleeing cities, tensions between geishas (one character sets fire to a house, leading to some frightening images), and sexual assault (not graphic). In the 1920s, 9-year-old Chiyo gets sold to a geisha house where she is forced into servitude, receiving nothing in return until the house's ruling hierarchy determines whether she is of high-enough quality to service the clientele-men who visit and pay for conversation, dance, and song. The story's questionable authenticity continues in the film, which casts A-list Chinese actors ( Gong Li and Ziyi Zhang) and Chinese Malaysian actor Michelle Yeoh to tell a distinctly Japanese story. It's based on the novel by Arthur Golden, which was a best-seller but became controversial after he was sued by retired geisha Mineko Iwasaki for defamation in 2001. ![]() Parents need to know that Memoirs of a Geisha is a fictional account of a geisha's life in Kyoto, Japan, before and after World War II. ![]()
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