This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I usually don't write comments, but I'm not sure why this movie got anything less than 4 stars! Its a shame people aren't interested, or even curious of different cultures, lifestyles, and most importantly...history! Not saying this was a movie that closely mirrored geisha life, but the pure emotion in that movie is awesome to watch. To be honest i appreciate all genres, movies, etc. But i have to admit, I love foreign movies. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Hispanic itd just the best!