Geisha Movie

[kerkie]

A year or two ago, I saw a trailer online of a movie I am dying to see. Sadly, I can no longer find the trailer nor the name of the movie. It was released sometime in 2006 or 2007 and is based on a Geisha (NOT Memoirs of a Geisha). It is a Japanese language movie and visually stunning. What I remember most is at one point in the trailer, she is walking along by some soji screens, cherry blossoms blowing by, and she is wearing a stunning golden kimono. I think the title started with an S, and it was a name, but because of the dreaded MoaG, it is impossible to find anything on the internet with Geisha without drowning in pages and articles for Memoris.

Can anyone help me?!?!?!

[JTM]

I'm pretty sure the movie you're wanting is "Sakuran" with Anna Tsuchiya

imdb.com/title/tt0794338

This is probably one of the trailers you saw.

youtube.com/watch?v=5k2ZKGRjY0U

Very colorful movie and Anna Tsuchiya was great in it.

You can probably buy R2 or R3 DVD versions of the film via dealers like YesAsia.com

[kerkie]

No, I know of Sakuran because I'm a huge fan of Anna Tsuchiya's. No, this was released after or around the time of Memoirs but before Sakuran.

[JTM]

Hmmm... this is a tough one. Are you sure you're not getting confused with SAYURI / さゆり which is the Japanese title of "Memoirs of a Geisha".

Nobuo Mizuta's comedy 舞妓Haaaan!! (Maiko No Haaan!!) is a film about Geisha and came out after "Memoirs of a Geisha" and さくらん but I don't recall any gold kimonos in that movie.

You might want to ask around over at the IMDB forums - "The I Need To Know" thread is pretty good at finding answers to questions about movies both US and foreign.

us.imdb.com/boards/

[kerkie]

I appreciate your help, I'll try IMDB. It's not Sayuri and it's certainly not Maiko No Haaan because it didn't appear to be a comedy, but rather a cherry blossom soaked drama of a movie.

Thanks anyway. I'm not sure I'll ever find it; I just happened on the trailer the first time.

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I know its probably not the movie you're looking for, but if you wanna see a good geisha movie then i'd recommend "The Geisha House" :cool:

[Dogen Z]

Was this the trailer you saw?
http://www.nipponcinema.com/trailers/chacha_tengai_no_onna/
It was just released in DVD format in Japan. She's not a geisha at all. She was one of Shogun HIdeyoshi's wives (concubine/mistress).

[kerkie]

That's not it, either (i'd remember that hair), but now I have another movie to add to my 'must see' list! Thanks!

[pipokun]

http://www.hannari.info/
Hanari, a documentary about geisha
Sakura Production
Directed by Miyuki Sohara

The dorama and movie below are not about geisha. Just a guess from the year.


http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/yoshiwara/
Yoshiwara Enjo, a TV dorama
Dec. 2007
I like the original movie version directed by Hideo Gosha than the TV one above.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjz4koQLHc&feature=related
http://www.oh-oku-movie.jp/site01.html
Oh_oku
Dec. 2006

[kerkie]

I've seen Hannari

It's not Yoshiwara

Oh! Oku was, by coincidence, a trailer I saw the same day as the movie I'm looking for. I've seen Oh! Oku as well.

I really thank everyone who's been trying to help me

[kevin332]

I know this isn't the movie you're talking about, but you'd probably love Yamazakura starring Rena Tanaka. It came out about a month and a half ago in Japan.

[kerkie]

That's pretty, i'll have to give it a try when I can find it. Thanks!

[pipokun]

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=u82JFbRPSaU
http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/hanaikusa/index.html
花いくさ
Hana Ikusa, a TV dorama in 2007

[kerkie]

I know it wasn't a drama, I'm positive it was a movie.