This movie delivers typical yet unique memoirs of a geisha, depicting a life of an artiste, a dancer and a perfect actress.
I love this movie. It has been a curiosity for me ever since I was in form 3. Thanks to my broadband and some useful websites, I have this movie in my lappie and yes, I click the replay button for few times.
Here's some pictures that can tell you the whole story.
Taken away, sold for becoming geisha when they were very young, Chiyo and her sister, Satsu.
Living in poverty, leaving an old, sick mother and father that sold them, in hope to give them new life.
Train, a prior transport that time, Chiyo was way, way far from her family.
Chiyo's blue eyes, possessing the power of water. She was separated from her sister, Satsu, who was sold to the other okiya.
The owner of the okiya, Mother.
Living in okiya and doing all the chores, at nine, Chiyo found herself in another world.
Her friend, new friend she knew by the name of Pumpkin.
The first time Hatsumomo, the most well-known geisha at that time, meeting and looking deep through Chiyo's blue eyes. She called Chiyo to be stinks like fish.
Mesmerized by Chiyo's innocence and pure face, Hatsumomo looked a bit shock for she had seen her young rival.
Kimono that was stolen from another popular geisha named Mameha, destroyed by calligraphy written by Chiyo, well, actually she was forced by Hatsumomo.
Punished for the thing she did not do, Chiyo was beaten hard by Mother for she had to pay back for the kimono.
Meeting by luck, Chiyo found her sister Satsu. They planned for an escape.
Hatsumomo and her little secret lover, Koichi. A geisha was never free to love. Chiyo saw her with that man and told Mother the whole incident.
A failure attempt to escape, Chiyo fell and hurt herself. Her wounds cost some money and she was never to go back to geisha's school.
Knowing the truth! Her parents died after Chiyo and her sister were sold to okiyas. Now, those people in the current okiya she was staying in were her family.
Paying back for all the troubles and debts she had caused, she did everything her Mother asked her to do. No longer of becoming a geisah, she was a slave to the okiya.
Chiyo at the bridge, she met her first love, the Chairman.
"Why so sad? Would you like some plum or cherry?"
Buying her some sweet ice cream.
Chiyo told the Chairman where she got her eyes; "My mother gave them to me".
Running to the temple, after her meeting with the Chairman.
Praying in hope to be a geisha, a stepping stone to be in the place in the Chairman's life.
Will her prayer be answered?
Pumpkin was getting reading for her first debut yet Hatsumomo seemed to be certain to stole the limelight.
Chiyo peeking on Pumpkin's debut at one of the okiyas.
Mameha, teaching Chiyo everything a geisha should have, sponsoring all the prices and funds for Chiyo's study.
A geisha, also an elegant dancer.
Mameha confirmed that Chiyo was ready for her debut.
Becoming someone new, Chiyo at her debut, she was known as Sayuri.
Her mesmerizing beauty and wonderful talents, Sayuri made everyone in an awe.
Who can't ever fall for this unique girl.
Meeting the Chairman again, a chance that Sayuri would never let go.
This moment, Sayuri would like to keep in remembrance forever.
Making history, Sayuri's won a bidding for her mizuage for 15 thousand yens.
Hatsumomo and her hatred towards Sayuri for having all the possession of the okiya, found the only memory of Sayuri's first meeting with her love one, the Chairman's handkerchief.
Hatsumomo tried to burn down the okiya.
Looking back at the place where she had lived once as a popular geisha, Hatsumomo walked away, no one ever saw her again.
The second world war, making everything as history.
The Baron, finding Sayuri back and told her that the economy did not go well enough after the war. The same thing that happened to the Chairman.
Pumpkin, a common prostitute after the war, had no grudge for Sayuri for taking her place of becoming the next owner of the okiya.
Sayuri cried after the Chairman saw her with the Colonel, her heart was torn apart for she had betrayed herself and her pure love towards the Chairman.
An expected visitor came, Mother took out the kimono for Sayuri and get ready to welcome the visitor.
Expecting a visit from Mr Crab, which in turn to be her love of her life.
Reuniting, they expressed their love with a single kiss.
Little Chiyo, reborn as Sayuri, her prayer was indeed had been answered.
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