With Memoirs of a Geisha coming to the cinema soon, Japan's geisha talk to David McNeill about heavy drinking, male egos and … With Memoirs of a Geisha coming to the cinema soon, Japan's geisha talk ...

From 1603 to 1867, Japanese culture flourished and featured a unique and highly controlled system of gender dynamics. Japanese Traditional Theater, or Kabuki (歌舞伎), often exaggerated these dynamics ...

The posters of geishas -- everywhere -- were driving Scott Tadashi Tsuchitani bonkers. "When I first saw those images throughout the city, it annoyed me," says the Bay Area native of the omnipresent ...

“Memoirs of a Geisha” is an enchanting, yet somewhat disturbing, story of a 9-year-old girl, Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo), who develops into a highly desirable geisha.The story begins with stormy emotion, as ...

What: Live studio audience taping of "The A List with Alison Lebovitz"Who: Program host Alison Lebovitz will interview Arthur Golden, author of award-winning "Memoirs of a Geisha"When: Thursday at ...

Catching a glimpse of a geisha, with her white face and brilliant kimono, scurrying to an appointment in the narrow streets of Kyoto’s Gion district is a moment of pure magic. Catching a glimpse of a ...

The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) Lifetime Achievement Award from the Set Designers & Model Makers Council (SDMM) will be granted to set designer Luis G. Hoyos, the union has announced.

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Lessons introduced in Kyoto after string of misunderstandings with foreigners about what a geisha girl does and doesn't do Geisha in Kyoto are to be trained in how to defend themselves from ...

There is no shortage of Japanese restaurants in the Philippines. Nowadays, all-you-can-eat yakiniku smokehouses and places that serve raw food on a hot plate are especially popular with the sushi and ...