IN period films, costume designers wrestle with the sticky problem of making historical accuracy and theatricality compatible. To create the costumes for “Memoirs of a Geisha,” Academy Award-winning ...

An enclave of ultra-exclusivity and exoticism circa pre-WWII Japan provides the unmistakable allure of “Memoirs of a Geisha,” based on Arthur Golden’s acclaimed 1997 novel, which the New Yorker called ...

JAPAN To Please a Guest Like Connecticut schoolgirls on Commencement Day, the geishas of Japan gather together on the Day of the Seven Herbs at the end of Japan’s New Year feasting to receive their ...

Hollywood film Memoirs of a Geisha has been banned in China after coming in for criticism in the country's media. The decision to cast Chinese actresses Ziyi Zhang and Gong Li in leading roles as ...

In period films, costume designers wrestle with the sticky problem of making historical accuracy and theatricality compatible. To create the costumes for "Memoirs of a Geisha," Academy Award-winning ...