Arthur Golden's 1997 tale appealed to director Marshall (Chicago) for the same reasons it attracted millions of readers: because it "not only peers into the fascinating and forbidden world of a geisha ...

Memoirs of a Geisha” is a Hollywood-ized version of the far-better novel. Still, it’s an enjoyable, lush interpretation of the best-selling tale of deceit, romance and ambition. The film is set in ...

Oscar’s glow has provided serious redemption for “Memoirs of a Geisha,” with a trio of craft trophies. “Geisha” took home Oscars in art direction for John Myhre and Gretchen Rau; in costume design for ...

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China has banned Memoirs of a Geisha, due to fears it could aggravate anti-Japanese views. The adaptation of Arthur Golden's bestselling book stars three of China's leading female actresses, but ...

A correction was made to this article on Jan. 10, 2006. “Memoirs of a Geisha” was the most nominated movie in the longlists for the British Academy Film Awards, closely followed by “Brokeback Mountain ...

Novelist Arthur Golden never thought his international best-seller "Memoirs of a Geisha" would be made into a film. Even after producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher bought the movie rights, he still ...

In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a maid in a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms ...

WASHINGTON - The author of Memoirs of a Geisha is defending the film version amid criticism from some experts in the geisha world. In a letter to The Washington Post published Monday, Arthur Golden ...

HONG KONG — "Memoirs of a Geisha" has became the latest movie censored in China despite increased openness, and analysts say communist leaders will likely ramp up ideological controls as outside ...