Memoirs of a Geisha

Prostitution or finesse? you take your pick. Memoirs of a Geisha tells the story of a 12-year old girl, Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo), who was sold and made to live in an Okiya. The childs' struggles mimic that of a modern world in which she strives to be all that she can be. Her parents having died and her sister run away, Chiyo realises that she has no choice but to accept what the fates had dealt unto her. Who knew that one day she would become the greatest Geisha who ever lived. Nothing about Chiyo chance meeting with the debonaire Chairman (Ken Watanabe) was coincidental. It gave her a goal to live for.

Memoirs of a Geisha is not something that just lightly touches of the underworld of Japans older days. It shows the bigger picture behind life and how sometimes your life affects others more than it does yourself.