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Real Geisha Real women Real Geisha Real Women is a documentary by Peter MacIntosh about the lives of several women in Kyoto, Japan of various generations who are, or have been maiko and geiko (the Kyoto terms for geisha). Their stories are told in their own words as a series …

Maiko Haaaan!!! From acclaimed screenwriter Kankuro Kudo (Ping Pong, Yaji, Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims and Takashi Miike’s Zebraman), comes Maikohaaaan!!!, a colorful introduction to Japan s Maiko world and a slapstick comedy with an energetic twist of Kyoto humor. The film centers on Japanese office worker Kumihiko Onizuka (Sadao Abe, …

These ads remain the content of their respective creative agency and are hosted by others on YouTube. You can see this and other playlists of mine feature geisha and maiko on the YouTube channel for this website. Currently I have included the ads for Otabe, KFC and Gonta Bistro if …

Memoirs of a Geisha (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) I should hope you know this one if you’re reading this website. Based on the immensely popular novel by Arthur Golden this is the story of Sayuri a young girl sold to a geisha house as a poorly orphan who rises to …