

Along the way, she tangles with rival geisha and must entertain a variety of men on varying levels of the creep-o-meter. Memoirs is the story of a young girl named Chiyo, who grows up to become one of the most famous geisha of all time: Nitta Sayuri.

She has an entourage of dressers, hairstylists, and maids to help her out, making some geisha into major divas.

She's a part hostess, part musician, part dancer, and sometimes part prostitute. And she does, um, other things to entertain her male clientele. A geisha is a female Japanese entertainer who works in teahouses across Japan. Memoirs of a Geishaunveils the secret rituals of the geisha for all to see, and none of it involves gym, tan, or laundry. No, this isn't Jersey Shore circa 2010, this is the life of a geisha. And their hairstyles are so intricate they have to sleep on special pillows so as not to mess them up. They wrap themselves in designer garments that cost a year's worth of pay. They have to put a thick layer of makeup on their faces and their necks. Top secret documents in our briefcase-we're not telling.īut there's a job somewhere in the world that takes hours to get dressed for. Make sure our skirt isn't wrinkled-check. How long does it take you to get ready for work or school? An hour? Thirty minutes? Thirty seconds? (Don't forget the deodorant as you run out the door.) Even someone who has to wear a suit every day to work doesn't take forever to get prepared.
