Their mizuage has nothing to do with selling sex. Tayu and oiran (geisha looking prostitutes) also has a ceremony called mizuage and that is what we see in this movie.
In this scene Sayuri act as a prostitute, can be seen on the makeup, special shoes and the way she sways them when she walks on the stage. It's a special feature of the oiran/tayu.
Their mizuage has nothing to do with selling sex. Tayu and oiran (geisha looking prostitutes) also has a ceremony called mizuage and that is what we see in this movie.
In this scene Sayuri act as a prostitute, can be seen on the makeup, special shoes and the way she sways them when she walks on the stage. It's a special feature of the oiran/tayu.
gorgeous... I got to mention that in the first part(movie's fault) a geisha won't ever l;et her hair like this (only if it is a combination between theatre and dance). At the second part, it was(from what I remember) her 'launch' as a maiko. The makeup should have been white with the 3 stripes at the back as the real Mineko Iwasaki have written in her book.. But I still love geishas and this is a beutiful thing... for some real geisha dances search festivals in Kyoto especially Gion!
@Siristaromen It's considered immodest. Geisha were artists & performers, not courtesans. It was daring to show a client their wrist while pouring tea or sake.
@jon76398 the geisha were performers; the geisha means artist i think? can't remember for sure. but they were very....high class prostitutes basically that knew dancing, music, art, tea ceremonies etc etc etc. everything they did - even serving tea and walking was considered an art that should have been mastered. and geisha are Japanese :]
@librawitch7 A geisha is not a prostitute. She is not a cortesean nor a a wife. A young woman who is skilled in social grace, elegance, and the arts. She does not sell herself for money, but is paid by clients to enterain them with their company. Nothing more. It is the woman who decides to sleep with him and if she is a true, respectable geisha then she will not.
@librawitch7 Worry not. It's a very common mistake. After the war, pretty much everything was lost of the old life. Like Sayuri says in the movie, the image of the old life was now only on post cards. Common street walkers would paint their faces and wear silk kimono to try and play like they were refined geisha (calling themselves geesha-girls) but they really only smeared the honorable name.
I love the clips but I wish the music would match them. You have the Tea House dance with the Winter dance scene. Al though a touch of Chyios Theme is nice.
@AkeginuShinonome Actually most geisha dances are meant to tell stories. and Yes the one which looks like she is in an show or what not is more Kabuki the one near the end is a traditional geisha dance.
@Ladyblindlove I actually know about this. I even know, that she performs the "Yuki Onna", the Snow Woman, but no Geisha would ever stretch and run like this. the make up is kabuki-like but the dance is more hollywood than anything else. the film is good, yes. but for people who know, how a real geisha would dress and act it's simply stupid. that's the reason spielberg quit production and left. I really like to see a film, wich fits arthur golden's "memories of a geisha" better. Greez
@Sajtosphil this shoes are called Okobo. traditional shoes for maiko (learn geisha) only, not for geisha. inside is a little bell, ringing by every step. hope that will answer your question :)
shoes like that were only wore by oiran, never geisha... and that dance is not a traditional dance at all, not to mention the mizuage thing. i agree wholeheartedly with robbiebunny13. arthur golden shouldn't have angled what mineko iwasaki told him. she was taking a huge risk by telling him, and then he turns it all around just to sell more books! i have no respect for him whatsoever.
Actually that was Tayuu. They performed entertainment, similar to Geiko, but primarily sold their bodies. Tayuu mizuage marks the start of a girl's life 'on the market' by de-flowering her at a price.
Maiko's mizuage has only ever been a change of hairstyle and a shortening of sleeves to reflect the girl growing into a woman.
If she were a real Geisha, and danced like that, she would be looked at as an insane woman, and made fun of. It is Based off of a true story, but geisha/ maiko never actually auctioned off their virginity, and were never prostitutes, and the author turned the story around, and nothing is accurate about the movie, the hair and makeup are all wrong.
This is actually a scene from a Kabuki called Kabuki Sagi Musume. It is true that a man would be playing her part. The real one isn't nearly as drastic, but this is hollywood. :P
The woman who helped choreograph and dress them and all things geisha..used to be a geisha in japan, so she knows, i know because its my fa movie and i watched ALL of the special features X]]
I liked the ending! Gosh, this is my favoritest movies of all time! I really want to read the book. Anyways, loved this video! Beauitful, beauitful dances.
I think the japanese culture and chinese culture are very similar, in some things i can find the differences, but in others i get confused..! for example the theater, it looks like both cultures..!
it does look a little too chinese theatre doesnt it? I think she exaggerates the movements too much compared to other geisha dances. Its too "flowy" while traditional geisha dances are very erect and almost robotic.
still ,it's more like chinese dance, maybe because ziyi zhang is a well-trained chinese dancer. and the hairstyle and music in this movie are not really japanese either. well,anyway it's a hollywood movie, what do you expect?
Is very similiar to the portuguese music called fado only a person with expression to give to all others feelings could sing it... this is the same thing
ur mother was a geisha? uh huh okay. and u say "that is so easy" then proceed to said "i tried it once but u can't with that junk on you" um yeah. duh.
Oh really?????? Oh, wow now I feel like a dork, lol!! :) Sorry!! :D I'm just used to seeing her name like that on my copy of the Memoirs of a Geisha DVD and in interviews and stuff!
The Japanese culture is indeed full of beautiful but yet extrem mysterious proceeding. I doubt a western person could ever figure out all the meanings behind it and the traditions.
What happen to the original music? :(
musicismymotive 1 month ago
me gustaa!!! *-*
alerog1 1 month ago
What is her shoes called?
Where can I get them??:)
Please tell if you guys know it?
i really want them:)
Myushifu 1 month ago
the last part of the first video... how could she bend her body like that?
TheJapanesegirl15 2 months ago
be a dream to see this performed live
hackmaa 3 months ago
@hackmaa me too :)
ChibiAkuma1 2 months ago
She got lady gaga Shoe!
sonicfan301 4 months ago
i love how the geishas did thier hair!!!
crystaloctober 5 months ago in playlist jae hee
me encantaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i likeeee
arielito1519 5 months ago
what the song?
InessaSempai 6 months ago
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It's one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen !!
December15ist 7 months ago
dommage il y a du retard par rapport a l'image mais superbe
nobiasia 7 months ago
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Their mizuage has nothing to do with selling sex. Tayu and oiran (geisha looking prostitutes) also has a ceremony called mizuage and that is what we see in this movie.
In this scene Sayuri act as a prostitute, can be seen on the makeup, special shoes and the way she sways them when she walks on the stage. It's a special feature of the oiran/tayu.
kattmat 8 months ago
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Their mizuage has nothing to do with selling sex. Tayu and oiran (geisha looking prostitutes) also has a ceremony called mizuage and that is what we see in this movie.
In this scene Sayuri act as a prostitute, can be seen on the makeup, special shoes and the way she sways them when she walks on the stage. It's a special feature of the oiran/tayu.
kattmat 8 months ago
gorgeous... I got to mention that in the first part(movie's fault) a geisha won't ever l;et her hair like this (only if it is a combination between theatre and dance). At the second part, it was(from what I remember) her 'launch' as a maiko. The makeup should have been white with the 3 stripes at the back as the real Mineko Iwasaki have written in her book.. But I still love geishas and this is a beutiful thing... for some real geisha dances search festivals in Kyoto especially Gion!
RobyTheGerm 10 months ago 2
This is maybe my favourite scene ! so beautiful!
I don't care if she has contacs or is her ankles showing...
Pixeldoll 10 months ago
This scene is maybe my favourite!
so beautiful!
Pixeldoll 10 months ago
her name is Anita Goldberg Vars
klaudya1014 10 months ago
My favourite Movie ....thank you !
Elena5Nik 11 months ago 5
Im finishing the book before I see the movie, But I think I might break the rules....
SuedeShark 1 year ago
the movie is one of my favourite,far,and the snow dance is amazing .love it .thank you!!!!!
vegayaltair1962 1 year ago
A geisha doesn't show her ankles, never !
Ankha38 1 year ago 3
@Ankha38 Why? Is that something 'sexual' or 'pervert' for geishas?
Siristaromen 1 year ago 2
@Siristaromen It's considered immodest. Geisha were artists & performers, not courtesans. It was daring to show a client their wrist while pouring tea or sake.
mdnc07 11 months ago
AMAZING!!!! THIS IS FROM MY FANOURITE MOVIE !!!!! 5*****
Elena5Nik 1 year ago
the first one is more like the last dance on Sagi musume. a great kabuki title.
TanukiMapacheShota 1 year ago
LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!
she is sooooo pretty!
RedRoseInRain 1 year ago 3
omg! it's the grudge!!!
deathpearl360 1 year ago
i just saw this movie lol
0oSapphireFlameso0 1 year ago
Best dance ever!!!!!!!
ConfessionsOfAWierdo 1 year ago
Very preety(:
Yeeeebooy 1 year ago
my favorite part of the movie!!!!
hiblackie 1 year ago
her umbrella looks like jellyfish
Ikanmasin97 1 year ago 2
Sayuri is so beautiful : )
iLogan13 1 year ago
is a geisha a performer/hoe? this movie made them seem like prostitutes are these geisha Chinese or japanese
jon76398 1 year ago
@jon76398 the geisha were performers; the geisha means artist i think? can't remember for sure. but they were very....high class prostitutes basically that knew dancing, music, art, tea ceremonies etc etc etc. everything they did - even serving tea and walking was considered an art that should have been mastered. and geisha are Japanese :]
librawitch7 1 year ago
@librawitch7 A geisha is not a prostitute. She is not a cortesean nor a a wife. A young woman who is skilled in social grace, elegance, and the arts. She does not sell herself for money, but is paid by clients to enterain them with their company. Nothing more. It is the woman who decides to sleep with him and if she is a true, respectable geisha then she will not.
gothicXemoXvampire 1 year ago
@gothicXemoXvampire oh! sorry! my mistake - i'll shut up now hahaha ^^"
librawitch7 1 year ago
@librawitch7 Worry not. It's a very common mistake. After the war, pretty much everything was lost of the old life. Like Sayuri says in the movie, the image of the old life was now only on post cards. Common street walkers would paint their faces and wear silk kimono to try and play like they were refined geisha (calling themselves geesha-girls) but they really only smeared the honorable name.
gothicXemoXvampire 1 year ago
She looks like a vampire in the beginning
iHomestarrunner69 1 year ago 4
I love the clips but I wish the music would match them. You have the Tea House dance with the Winter dance scene. Al though a touch of Chyios Theme is nice.
Huntress2481 1 year ago
Lindo filmeeeee =]
merilinsantos 1 year ago
Isn't the first some sort of butoh?
Theaterke 1 year ago
the music don't make sense with it
RieFu07 1 year ago
you put that together so well, love it!! =)
MrPointofSingularity 1 year ago
i luvv her shoes
numnumnum08 1 year ago
She looks like a ghost
jeffhardyfangirl0512 1 year ago 4
r u sure this is the dance of geisha??
lalagirl211 1 year ago
1:13-1:20 my #BEST part! <3
kliklikBOOM 1 year ago
Beautiful!
amybfriend 1 year ago
the 1st one not really gheisha dance maybe the 2nd...
kalapariplayer 1 year ago
Is there anywhere i can get this song for free?
quintanillafan 1 year ago
which kind of dance is this? i know it have a name but i don't know
pepeyow 1 year ago
beautiful and amazing!!!! shes soooo pretty and cute, and so is this movie its awesome!!!!!!!!!! i loove her!
deenaraef18 1 year ago
i want to watch the movie..i havent seen it yet..but i already finished reading the book..its awesomely nice..i love the author../
criskitolyahoocomwaz 1 year ago
Looks so innocent
JanniexShy 1 year ago
what¨s the name of this music???
fannycif 1 year ago
@fannycif yeah i want the name too
valerievanity666 1 year ago
This was beautiful makes me want to try it! I loved this movie!
kemawi13 2 years ago
Stunning.. what a great modern twist on the Geisha movement
balletgirl80 2 years ago 3
This is the Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume) dance, from kabuki isn't it?
blatherskitenoir 2 years ago 2
nice, but not geisha-like at all. it's more kabuki than traditionell geisha dance.
AkeginuShinonome 2 years ago 87
Mm, I thought that when I watched it. It seems too... Um. Dramatic?
BooshifiedDubbing 2 years ago 2
@BooshifiedDubbing its theater :)
ThatsRightMusic 2 years ago
@AkeginuShinonome Actually most geisha dances are meant to tell stories. and Yes the one which looks like she is in an show or what not is more Kabuki the one near the end is a traditional geisha dance.
Ladyblindlove 1 year ago
@Ladyblindlove I actually know about this. I even know, that she performs the "Yuki Onna", the Snow Woman, but no Geisha would ever stretch and run like this. the make up is kabuki-like but the dance is more hollywood than anything else. the film is good, yes. but for people who know, how a real geisha would dress and act it's simply stupid. that's the reason spielberg quit production and left. I really like to see a film, wich fits arthur golden's "memories of a geisha" better. Greez
AkeginuShinonome 1 year ago 3
@AkeginuShinonome
yeah. thats what i thought 2. i almost make a life of studying japanese culture, (plus, helps i've read this book.) you only really use a fan.
CCS4LIFE2010 1 year ago
@AkeginuShinonome what are these shoes? high heels in japanase style?
Sajtosphil 10 months ago
@Sajtosphil this shoes are called Okobo. traditional shoes for maiko (learn geisha) only, not for geisha. inside is a little bell, ringing by every step. hope that will answer your question :)
AkeginuShinonome 10 months ago
@AkeginuShinonome thanks a lot! :)
Sajtosphil 10 months ago
@AkeginuShinonome I agree with you, the second dance is more like the real Geisha dance but she does it too fast.
kappanisan 1 month ago
Beautiful, aboustly beautiful!! :D x x
XxRose26xX 2 years ago 2
i love this movie, thanks for uploading this clip! i lost the dvd somewhere v.v, anyways, beautiful!
dattebayo4321 2 years ago
wonderfull i love japan
hellheamer1989 2 years ago
OMG! *___*
TuriTiago 2 years ago
beautiful story and amazing music :)
rd2dance32 2 years ago 2
彼女は非常に良いです！
n968gb 2 years ago
すごい！！！
yUmmyp0p 2 years ago
beautifuuuul <3
rockonsara 2 years ago
I fell in love with her eyes the first time i watched the movie.
EiriLover 2 years ago 2
yesss, beautiful contacts
ldSonrisa 2 years ago 46
凄いです、、、、、綺麗！
umeume0ver2 2 years ago
Beautiful,really beautiful !
TheSokrata 2 years ago 4
shoes like that were only wore by oiran, never geisha... and that dance is not a traditional dance at all, not to mention the mizuage thing. i agree wholeheartedly with robbiebunny13. arthur golden shouldn't have angled what mineko iwasaki told him. she was taking a huge risk by telling him, and then he turns it all around just to sell more books! i have no respect for him whatsoever.
nossino 2 years ago 2
I've rented this film 6 times just to see this dance again.
THX FOR POSTING IT!
bearguySF 2 years ago 2
nejlepší ( japonský ? ) film !!!! :* strašně pěknej !!!
Electricwoman110 2 years ago
Zgadzam się ^_^
Polski film
Jarekpolo1231 2 years ago
damn those shoes are big. how can she even lift her feet!?
Saiyurisan01 2 years ago
she doesnt!as you she moves like a serpent...
ItachinoUchiha 2 years ago
I did a lot of research they did use to sell thieir virginity off as a right of passage but they stopped doing it.
FayeleeDarkclaw 2 years ago
Actually that was Tayuu. They performed entertainment, similar to Geiko, but primarily sold their bodies. Tayuu mizuage marks the start of a girl's life 'on the market' by de-flowering her at a price.
Maiko's mizuage has only ever been a change of hairstyle and a shortening of sleeves to reflect the girl growing into a woman.
Kat33auS 2 years ago
can someone please translate to me the first dance. what was happening/what was the dance about?
dakoata121212 2 years ago
If she were a real Geisha, and danced like that, she would be looked at as an insane woman, and made fun of. It is Based off of a true story, but geisha/ maiko never actually auctioned off their virginity, and were never prostitutes, and the author turned the story around, and nothing is accurate about the movie, the hair and makeup are all wrong.
RobbieBunny13 2 years ago
This is actually a scene from a Kabuki called Kabuki Sagi Musume. It is true that a man would be playing her part. The real one isn't nearly as drastic, but this is hollywood. :P
Nemorensis77 2 years ago
Shes chinese actress, I love this movie
KiRx2 2 years ago
she is so pretty in this i love japan and its culture
929Hunter 2 years ago 2
its a true story D:
BredonUrieLovesJade 2 years ago
I still cant get over how she kept her balance in those ginormous shoes!! She is SO pretty!
DarkDreamsNeverEnd 2 years ago 3
this actress executed the dance with breathtaking grace, absolutely beautiful
MyfavoriteDessert 2 years ago
Luv this movie she is beautiful
TashayH4 2 years ago
I really really love this movie. Its so awesome!
ixorafy 2 years ago
nádhera :)
Electricwoman110 2 years ago
鷺娘じゃねーよ！
パクリだよ！
イライラするこの映像！
awekuvbtyrftrbjwe 2 years ago 2
"KABUKI sagi musume"
juperi21 2 years ago
i love his movie
TheMadonnaRO 2 years ago
Hey guys can anyone tell me ASAP if I can download this song from the NET if the song has a name or author/ composer... I would really appreciate it.
Nastya69 2 years ago
you can find it on i-tunes. search for "memoirs of a geisha" and it has all the soundtracks
rak0arash1 2 years ago
鷺娘
なめんじゃねェよ
awekuvbtyrftrbjwe 2 years ago
the book and the movie are absolutely genuis!!
i didn't know that this was actually based on a real woman...
ale7love 2 years ago 4
The woman who helped choreograph and dress them and all things geisha..used to be a geisha in japan, so she knows, i know because its my fa movie and i watched ALL of the special features X]]
ilovehim90 2 years ago
Beautiful movie. :)
SniperStoleMyCoke 2 years ago
Thanks for putting this up! It's an amazing movie in my opinion and everyone should read the book!
19Joyce89 2 years ago 3
its not so much a dance as a peice of acting mixed with dancing!
lampshadeprincess 2 years ago
So overly stylized this movie is.
Phoenixkidd 2 years ago
Goose bumps all over..
YutakanXXVIII 2 years ago 3
I liked the ending! Gosh, this is my favoritest movies of all time! I really want to read the book. Anyways, loved this video! Beauitful, beauitful dances.
free1bee 2 years ago
o_O isn't that dance a Kabuki...I wonder how they got this wrong
cherrywish19 2 years ago
whats a "Kabuki"?
TopazLove1901 2 years ago
Kabuki is an all-male world/theater that has males dressing up as females to play parts and stuff; it goes back generations, just like geisha! ;D
FantasticFlutist 2 years ago
once of my fav moments in that movie . i love it. itś so beautiful and amazing
EMI4322 2 years ago
I think the japanese culture and chinese culture are very similar, in some things i can find the differences, but in others i get confused..! for example the theater, it looks like both cultures..!
delajoya1510 2 years ago
those shoes are hard to walk in..
I really do love japanese culture....not only it's confusing and hard to understand it...but it's really interesting!
NextSuperstar88 2 years ago
WOW!! AMAZING
superlimone 2 years ago
it does look a little too chinese theatre doesnt it? I think she exaggerates the movements too much compared to other geisha dances. Its too "flowy" while traditional geisha dances are very erect and almost robotic.
lizziecarini 2 years ago
Well that's a movie and they all speak English...What do you expect = =
anzototem 2 years ago
Hah. That's true. I did enjoy this movie very much, though. ^-^
lizziecarini 2 years ago
still ,it's more like chinese dance, maybe because ziyi zhang is a well-trained chinese dancer. and the hairstyle and music in this movie are not really japanese either. well,anyway it's a hollywood movie, what do you expect?
fakewings29 2 years ago 4
Beautiful..
<3
NigaiDoku7 2 years ago
AMAZING!!!!
sisterdiggins 2 years ago
Beautiful dance
Naora1 2 years ago
i like those dances they do...super nice to watch!....KAIYOKEN!!!!
Aich04 3 years ago
Ziyi was awesome <333
vir7u0z 3 years ago
ziyi did a wonderful job
yoshidream 3 years ago
she is so beautiful i love this film
sarah16989 3 years ago 6
Is very similiar to the portuguese music called fado only a person with expression to give to all others feelings could sing it... this is the same thing
andr3filipe 3 years ago
amazing.
EvilRubyRedRaven 3 years ago
What's the music playing called? :)
I love her dances.
BunnyzRAWR 3 years ago
i think sayuri's theme or the chairmans waltz. well if not idk
Shibuya109Princess 3 years ago
i believe its "becoming a geisha"
stefanie12 3 years ago
John Williams - Becoming A Geisha
sexybunniigirl 2 years ago
that's not how a geisha dances but i love the dances in the movie! :D
xxcha2xxx 3 years ago 3
Me encanta, Me encanta excelent
haruhii233 3 years ago
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that is so easy!!!LOL...My mother was geisha and wow i tried once but u can't move with that junk on u!!!
kugell45 3 years ago
ur mother was a geisha? uh huh okay. and u say "that is so easy" then proceed to said "i tried it once but u can't with that junk on you" um yeah. duh.
pookabera88 3 years ago
Sure baby, your mom was a geisha and you had a flying pony.
hiusddf 3 years ago
i love her shoes ^^
crazyMetalgirl 3 years ago 5
o.O
wronka4 3 years ago
Geisha don't dance like that :x it's Kabuki...
snitchwish 3 years ago
utsukushii!!nihon no bunkeewa watashitachiga sukidearune! sayonara....hoshiko, italiamade
sevewwwwwww 3 years ago
well, it's a bit different in real but i still love this moment.
VanityIsGlamour 3 years ago
Love the video! I love Memoirs of a Geisha. The dancing is amazing.
KitzumiAzora 3 years ago 4
this is when she transforms into a Maiko isn't it? i love this music!!
lostWolfpup8 3 years ago
no, she was already a maiko. and after her mizuage she become a geisha. :-)
sprgirl1001 3 years ago
ah okay
lostWolfpup8 3 years ago
Well it's certainly "Hollywood". Japanese it isn't!
4tyche2 3 years ago
Yup.
JudgeGooby 3 years ago
Does anybody know the piece of music to this?
it would be really helpful,
as i am doing a gcse dance on it.:)
chantellootape 3 years ago
So what if the dance isn't historically correct (says Yahoo news and others), it's still equally cool! x3
Kokujin21 3 years ago
(the first dance with Sayuri) ^^ Still love it!!! xD
Kokujin21 3 years ago
I love this movie for some reason. It's mostly because I like different types of dances and I'm Asian,but whatever.
KibahinaxSasuino 3 years ago
I love this dance... I've also cosplayed this part of the movie!! *.*
5 stars!!!
NanaSupergirl 3 years ago
Beautiful. Just exquisite.
Jolene8 3 years ago 2
almost every actor in this movie is chinese!
Ellenpuppe 3 years ago
i niticed
lol
Hinoiteam10 3 years ago
actually, all but Gong Li are Japanese! Lady Li is Chinese.
Shardingan 3 years ago
Zhang ziyi is Chinese
Puntonghua 3 years ago 5
Puntonghua, the actress's name who plays Sayuri is ZIYI ZHANG, NOT Zhang Ziyi. :)
FantasticFlutist 2 years ago
I know I know but in Chinese culture surname comes first :-)
Puntonghua 2 years ago
Oh really?????? Oh, wow now I feel like a dork, lol!! :) Sorry!! :D I'm just used to seeing her name like that on my copy of the Memoirs of a Geisha DVD and in interviews and stuff!
FantasticFlutist 2 years ago
Ha ha ha no reason to feel like a dork :-P... I found out myself just a couple of months ago
Puntonghua 2 years ago
duh its an asian movie.
traviezaa15 3 years ago
its ZHANG ZI YI!!!!!
camilladealba 3 years ago
I loved the book!
kerstinbaldus 3 years ago 3
What a great and touching movie.
The Japanese culture is indeed full of beautiful but yet extrem mysterious proceeding. I doubt a western person could ever figure out all the meanings behind it and the traditions.
CrniWuk 3 years ago 8