Secret World of Geisha documentary

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  @DollsAndSpooks · 6 years ago

  I learned that it's not necessary for a geisha to be physically beautiful. It's more than that. Their beautiful mannerisms are more important.

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  @aelitaparziek6682 · 6 years ago

  A friend of mine visited Kyoto recently. A local showed them around and told them about what it's like to be a Geisha right now, and the tourism industry has really ruined their quality of public life and pushed them further underground. Tourists are so aggressive with taking photos and trying to pose with them, which is considered very disrespectful, that they mostly stay indoors all the time. The local told my friend a story about a Geisha who was being accosted by some italian tourists so she covered her face to avoid their cameras, and one guy was apparently offended by this and put his cigarette out on her kimono and the whole thing burst into flames. It's so infuriating!!!!!! Western tourists are awful and become violent for no reason!

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  @raven.reynolds · 6 years ago

  I literally jumped when she used the eyelash curler. How does she have any lashes left!?

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  @jkjkjks77 · 6 years ago

  I shall never complain about my Pillow again...she was sleeping on a Block!!

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  @martaczajkowska · 5 years ago

  For those seeking informations about the geiko and maiko in this film:<br>- Danyu, Mamehiro and Koai still work in Gion<br>- Koai became a geiko some years after the documentary was shot<br>- Mamehiro&apos;s dream became true: she owns an okiya and many of maiko and geiko from it were/are very successful<br>- Takacho became a geiko in Gion and after some years she moved to Tokyo to become a geisha there. As far as I know, she is still in business there <br>😊

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  @treeoftrees7523 · 6 years ago

  I love that geisha girls don&apos;t have to be beautiful. It&apos;s not about looks. It&apos;s about the character, &nbsp;grace, &nbsp;entertainment, &nbsp;and personality. &nbsp;I love geisha

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  @blairg8171 · 6 years ago

  <b>reads comments about eyelash curler</b><br>Me - “oh it can’t be that bad”<br><b>witnesses it</b> <br>Me- “JESUS!!”

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  @Ponyo3545 · 6 years ago

  Some people are spreading misinformation in this comment section, and have things to state as a Japanese woman.<br>They are not “sold” by their parents, in most cases they choose to be a Maiko.<br>They are like a traditional idol, and in most cases they become one because it’s their dream.<br><br>Saying that they are “suffering” is ridiculous, the people stating this are assuming that Japanese women don’t have choice.<br>Do you mean being working as a Maiko is a bad thing, just because it looks like tough job?<br><br>That shows your prejudice towards the Japanese society and towards Maiko.<br>These women are choosing to do this job, because in most cases its their dreams!!

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  @kitthecat6543 · 6 years ago (edited)

  They didnt lie about the eyelash curler... they also didn&apos;t tell you the time, here ya go... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFhNH2KdG9k&amp;t=528">8:48</a>

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  @keonmitchell139 · 6 years ago (edited)

  $5000 for ah wig I&apos;d be the first ball headed &nbsp;geisha in history

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  @kennymccormick253 · 6 years ago

  when she uses the eyelash curler it hurts me

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  @sarahwalling2820 · 5 years ago

  The girl was so embarrassed when she forgot her fan it was so cute

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