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Zhang, Yeoh and Gong play geishas in Marshalls latest flick.
(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Nestor U. Torre
OF THE MOVIES THAT ARE BEing produced this year, one of the potential standouts is Memoirs of A Geisha. Filming finished recently in Japan (the final scenes were filmed in Kyoto) on Rob Marshalls (Chicago) latest film.
Transformation
Its story is set in 1920s Japan, and focuses on Nitta Sayuri, who is taken from her home at age nine and sold to a geisha house. We follow her transformation as she undergoes training to become a geisha, learning how to dance, sing, play music, wear a kimono, apply elaborate make-up, pour sake, etc.
Eventually, she attracts the amorous attentions of two menthe chairman (Ken Watanabe) and Nobu (Koji Yakusho).
The film project became controversial when Marshall cast three non-Japanese actresses in its lead rolesZhang Ziyi, Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh. Some people felt that this indicated that the production might not be a culturally or historically accurate film.
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