soc.culture.china

On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:02:02 -0700, " " < @ >
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>"James" wrote in message
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>>> >I just viewed Memoirs of a Geisha and found it very entertaining. I
>>> >don't see what the Chinese have against the film considering it paints
>>> >the geisha as honorable artists. Maybe it's the old story line of
>>> >young girl falling for a much older man.
>>>
>> One could also argue there weren't any well known beautiful Japanese
>> actresses to play the parts.
>>
> I don't think the fuss arose so much from the Chinese as rather from the
>Japanese - they were quibbling about the fact that all 3 of the geishas were
>played by Chinese actresses. Yes, you were correct in suggesting that there
>are no well-known Japanese actresses today - they may be beautiful, but no
>one knows them well enough to make any box office impact.
>J.


I do recall a comment that the movie producers couldn't find first
ranked Japanese actresses who dared take on the role(s). They weren't
confident enough that they could articulate the English words
convincingly. The Japanese actress in The Last Samurai was pretty
good in looks and in articulation. So that comment may be a cop out
against playing call girl roles too.

That said I haven't rented a movie for donkey years. I'll wait for
Geisha to come around on TV.