Real Geisha Real Women (documentary)

http://realgeisharealwomen.com

Documentary about the lives of women who are or have been geisha (geiko or maiko) in Kyoto, Japan.

Real Geisha Real Women (2009)
Directed by Peter MacIntosh
Director of Photography and Edited by John Wells

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• geisha
• geiko
• maiko
• kyoto
• documentary
• peter
• macintosh

[mizznash13]

1:08 they're at hogwarts! :D

[gothassassin14]

lol gotta love that Darth Vader mirror one of them was using! :D lol

[AldhisslaVargTimmene]

@delagrazia these are called "okobo" and it's traditional for a maiko to wear them ^^

[txgrl7]

I like how it's a strictly woman's world. 

[SauryGirl1]

@freacls Hi you are correct abt the geisha and hangyoku off Tokyo and the maiko and geiko off Kyoto dont have as trict rules ass for maybe 50 years ago. In Tokyo they can carry cellphone more often then in Kyoto, (only when they arent at work and are out. They do ahve acess to comuters a\int he okiya iff the okiya have one, the okasan(mother) will possibly helpt hem get theyre online high school diplomas. Few maikos and geishas are english speaking but u can read the blogs off okiya/maiko/geiko.

[delagrazia]

these slipers/shoes will definnitely hunt me, like in nightmares +such/+i just noticed the white socks..

[delagrazia]

2:01 i guess is why high heel shoes were considered great invention

[freacls]

i think the rules of the modern Geishas arnt so strict now i heard that today geishas carry cell phones [and they can text ]and some have acces to a pc it be so cool talking to a real english speaking geisha if i knew any i could send her the video Tokyo girl

[contortionist104]

@mizznash13

They filmed also at Harvard University so it could be there :) 

[stefaneko26]

Your documentary looks very interesting ! Do you know if there will be a translation & diffusion in France please ? It would be wonderful !

[ClearlyPixelated]

I would love to get the full DVD of this...it seems that the URL link is no longer active.