Bernadette Murphy is a regular book reviewer for the Calendar section. Arthur Golden’s 1997 “Memoirs of a Geisha” introduced readers to the glamorous life of Sayuri, a Kyoto geisha, in a realm in ...

The Japanese have been making movies about geishas for years: quiet, contemplative and sad films that ponder the fates of women sold into a life of sexual servitude. Even though they were clearly in ...

Long before Arthur Golden’s “Memoirs of a Geisha” became a bestselling novel and a Hollywood movie, the Japanese geisha was an intriguing and enigmatic subject. Now along comes “Hannari: Geisha Modern ...

KYOTO, Japan – Like ghosts from another time, the real geisha seem to float silently along the streets at twilight, making their ways to teahouses and restaurants where they will entertain elite, ...

Novelist Arthur Golden never planned to write a book, especially one about a World War II-era geisha. on the weekends or being a scholar of Japan," Golden said. "It comes from making the material ...

Documentary about the world of the Japanese geisha. Unattainable by all but the wealthy and powerful, geisha are the ultimate massagers of the male ego. Behind the delicate fan and enigmatic smile can ...

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KYOTO, Japan » Like ghosts from another time, the real geishas seem to float silently along the streets at twilight, making their way to teahouses and restaurants where they will entertain elite, ...

There’s something transfixing about watching women in kimonos pour tea and dance with fans. This fascination is likely one of the many reasons why the profession of geisha ever precipitated in ...

TOKYO – Ikuko, the “big sister” of Tokyo’s Akasaka geisha district, came to the capital to seek her fortune in 1964, the year Tokyo first hosted the Olympics. But the novel coronavirus pandemic has ...

The mysterious world opened up to readers by Arthur Golden's international best-seller has been moved to the bigscreen with beauty and tact in "Memoirs of a Geisha." The combo of the subject's ...

Rob Marshall’s “Memoirs of a Geisha,” adapted by Robin Swicord and Doug Wright from the novel by Arthur Golden, makes an interesting companion piece to the new “Pride and Prejudice.” Both movies take ...