Memoirs of a Geisha: An Impressive Dance (4K HD CLIP)

[@CeltycSparrow]

This scene is stunning. The music...the snow...her costume.....the elegance and grace of her every move as she dances. Its breathtaking. Particularly when she made every step look flawlessly perfect in those insanely high shoes.

[@brianaguilar8283]

Fun fact: Zhang Ziyi actually messed up several takes because she kept tripping in them

[@brianaguilar8283]

@Christina Scott the movie got 6 academy award nominations though

[@Dani-so5mg]

@Christina Scott It's just a movie, not a documentary I doubt that anyone that really wants to know history would turn to this to learn something

[@moosessurus8172]

@Christina Scott your comments are hilariously ironic considering you yourself are a westerner. Someone named fucking “Christina Scott” is seriously out here trying to lecture as though she knows anything about Japan, I can’t lmao

[@captainfoxheart]

@Christina Scott this is not a betrayal of Geisha this is a story of the war and these women it's not a generalization. And if you don't understand this time of Japanese history that this would be semiacurate don't be rude

[@Calixtus]

What I am impressed is that the child Chiyo looks like the adult Sayuri.

[@Arnethabennett15478]

This is a really at adult?

[@Calixtus]

@@Arnethabennett15478 There is a child version of the adult Sayuri in the show.

[@Arnethabennett15478]

@@Calixtus Sayuri we have to see likely showing this like about dance?

[@allshookup1640]

⁠@@Arnethabennett15478well she is 9 in 1929. This takes place right before WWII so let’s say this is 1938 when things are stirring and we still have a bit of time for the plot to thicken before war breaks out. She’d be 19.

[@Arnethabennett15478]

Allshookup1640 Everything is like to see years ago a geisha was a Kyoto Japan with an old Asian American?

[@amyj.4992]

Her graceful and artistic expression, of everything she's ever been through and experienced. Made her a beautiful performance artist. Her childhood training through the trauma has paid off significantly

[@amyj.4992]

You can see the energy of her childhood struggles memories in her dance scene 🤩❤️

[@Todo-1996]

Yeah people who can channel their life experiences and trauma into something good are very powerful ❤

[@allyVy462]

It was this dance that Hatsumomo realized Sayuri was Top Geisha and that nothing she could do would ever top this performance. You see it on her face when Sayuri is dancing. ❤

[@salo.ortegaherrera3]

Chiyo's beauty is insane, and Mameha's too, i love this movie, it’s a masterpiece !

[@Tubie1111]

No, it's not. They aren't Japanese.

[@Hollyucinogen]

Dude, read the book, trust me. It's so good. 😩

[@cristoph_v]

​@@Tubie1111 so what? They're truly beautiful

[@jasonellis4330]

​@LLidiaSyefanya99 they never said they were Japanese

[@Hollyucinogen]

@@Tubie1111 So? Her point was that they're beautiful (they are), not that they're Japanese. Save your fake virtue-signaling for a different comment thread. Nobody under the age of 18 cares about this. (Oh, and before you try to accuse me of being a racist, I'm not white. 🙂)

[@jonathancineus6424]

Me trying to sneak into the house late at night without waking up my parents.

[@Kaydeep94]

Why is this drunk me last night though

[@hestiak2302]

looool

[@ralexande]

да 😂

[@cubemissy]

🤣

[@Vamika1995]

There are always people out there who's only job is to make fun of other culture, just because they don't have any culture of their own. So sad, isn't it?

[@PhilospherDjPsychologist24]

I love that she is in love with the chairman, which is so fucked up on its own, but because you are in her perspective, its extremely romantic and intense

[@zonedutopia]

She even says it's memoirs of a geisha so for others it's tragic but for a geisha it's more than any could ask of

[@KE-yq2eg]

Is it really that fucked up? He's a very decent man.

[@chas8703]

@@KE-yq2eg it's the age gap

[@1COMIXMAN]

You know your good when every eye in the place is on you and are mesmerized. Every man wants you every woman wants to be you.

[@TheMuseSway]

I remember reading this book in high school and loving it.

[@TheMuseSway]

@Cherish God I checked it out on my school library.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

@Cherish God I don't recommend I hated

[@zwischenburkaundbikini2418]

It is incredibly orientalist and fetishizes asian women. The author made geishas look like prostitutes. THEY ARE NOT!!!!

[@zwischenburkaundbikini2418]

@Naomie-O neither do I. It is about the lack of authentizity and the orientalism, not about the author's skin colour. Even the geisha who was his "inspiration" complained that her words were twisted.

[@monkcers]

I read it also when I was in high school and this dance never took place in the book if I remember correctly.

[@aubreyirene4059]

I know people hate on this movie and the book for not being deep enough but It truly holds such a special part of my heart since watching it as a kid. It introduced me to traditional Japanese art, makeup, and style and I’m forever grateful for that.

[@varoonnone7159]

I know it's not an accurate movie but it still magnifies Japan's refined High Culture

[@luci4087]

to those who liked the female lead, zhang zi yi, in this movie then you should check her out in the chinese drama, the rebel princess. she does an excellent job acting there.

[@afroaesthete3701]

Rebel Princess was AMAZING. You have good taste ☺️

[@kiwimusume]

Sounds interesting, thanks for the rec!

[@KafuKemeh-c3d]

Also Crounching tiger hidden dragons

[@佐藤史洋]

すべて間違った日本

[@Dessert_x_Tat]

0:40 leaving the hurtful past behind 0:48 looking towards an uncertain future 1:14 longings 1:34 'cut the crap' 1:51 the teacher is happy - a perfect performance so far 2:08 get back to reality, after the HEAVY delirium 2:24 what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger 2:35 The New ARTIST is Born EXQUISIT.

[@larainethorpe2847]

I love this scene.this performance makes me think of the story of Yuki onna. One of my favorite Japanese folktales

[@寶旗黃]

山神的女兒

[@kathylingerfield9836]

It's not Japanese folk tale at all 😭 it was written by an American and geisha do not dance like this

[@ladyfire44]

This more of the story "The Emperor and his Courtesan". The setting was placed in Japan, but the story is told the same. The film had Sayuri take on the Empress who dies a painful death after catching her husband with his courtesan

[@annagusto6133]

@@kathylingerfield9836 you should read the comment again, I would suggest. The person was saying, that Yuka onna is their favorite folktale not the movie depicted here obviously.

[@angeluss28]

Zhang Ziyi is amazing. I also loved her on Crouching tigger Hidden dragon.

[@Moonlight-b7i1w]

The way everyone looks at her! ➡️ 😍🤩

[@whaaat3632]

She looks like Hatsumomo to me. I always felt the dance was about the powerlessness of Geisha and her wanting to escape it.

[@stephaniehowell1109]

I don't know why Sayuri's dance gives me chills and makes me cry, but it does...breathtakingly beautiful...yet sad....❤❤

[@yasukohosono7771]

こんな踊りの流派はないだろうなぁ。。。異次元の花街。

[@whatevaiwant]

i just watched this movie for the first time today. can't believe it took me 18 years to recognize this masterpiece🤯. the second this scene came out, i swear i was speechless. it's incredible!!!

[@patriceesela5000]

Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh are some of Chinas most beautiful, most gracious women in history

[@zohramartini9425]

Isn't Michelle Yeoh Malaysian though? They are certainly Asian beauties :)

[@patriceesela5000]

@@zohramartini9425 She might be Malaysian Chinese

[@AA-mp8bj]

Don't forget Lucy Liu

[@eamonndeane587]

@@AA-mp8bj And Maggie Cheung

[@yaemiko8571]

@@AA-mp8bj Lucy Liu is american

[@DragonGoddess18]

I love Memoirs of a Geisha This is one of my favorite scenes

[@sophiae2794]

Thats not Geisha. The tall shoes, foot movements and the kimono layering of silk is all Oiran. Which a lot of people mistake for Gashia.

[@cheyennec5546]

That’s what I was thinking when I first saw this like why does she have Oiran garments in this scene? Was it meant for the performance or…?

[@em8842]

I believe this is supposed to be a play that she's acting in as the main character, so she's probably dressed up an Oiran for the part.

[@angeluss28]

Because in the book Mameha was supposed to do this dance cause she is the more renounced Geisha with more standing. I dont know why they changed that. Mameha would be the real reason to dreass like Oiran.

[@BriarMaeriSibyle]

okay, first, the tall shoes are not an oiran's koma geta... they're completely solid, whereas an oiran's shoes are forked. and she's literally just wearing a kimono that's more detailed... that doesn't make it the same sort of kimono an oiran would wear. you're basically just saying you have no idea what an oiran is lol because this is not what an oiran looks like. this movie is also extremely westernized, so acting like it has any historical accuracy is just setting yourself up for disappointment

[@BriarMaeriSibyle]

@@em8842 she definitely isn't dressed up as an oiran.

[@gerryleb8575]

zihi zhang is just a gift to the world. she danced brilliantly in the thousand dagger film, and here. she was the emotional center of crouching tiger hidden dragon. she is also the center of the lesser-known film, the grandmaster.

[@hoodjonjon1]

She could play the heck out of daki for a live action demon slayer

[@BriarMaeriSibyle]

why do people constantly talk about demon slayer...

[@hoodjonjon1]

@@BriarMaeriSibyle because they can

[@Arthalmia]

Daki has always had Hatsumomo Vibes in my opinion

[@Lara-vo6rp]

@@BriarMaeriSibyle its a popular anime ig but it is annoying when some people bring it up to compare it to japanese traditional culture when its not even accurate or relevant maybe because its japanese so anime fans compare fiction to reality

[@berriepopkins2345]

she would never

[@NikkiGloom]

Gong Li was always gorgeous but Ziyi is amazing more so!

[@Pennywise-hn5qw]

Now shes hunting godzilla..what a start

[@kellimoorer9032]

Best book i have ever read

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I’m reading it now. She’s currently 14, having just met Nobu, and the doctor.

[@HappyBunny-d2i]

One of the best I’ve read too, has stayed with me forever …

[@driftangxl]

To me this dance is like experiencing grief. Her shoes being the heavy burden and the ending of coming into acceptance.

[@regina_9769]

The fact that these actors and actresses are mainly Chinese is impressive to watch their work

[@BriarMaeriSibyle]

well. i mean. they did all go through 'geisha bootcamp'

[@animestudent3885]

But, I think this movie got banned in China and Japan lol.

[@bobbelcher678]

@@animestudent3885the film was released in Japan and China. The reviews were generally positive in Japan despite having Chinese actresses in main roles because Zhang Ziyi is pretty popular in Japan

[@psalmingit]

One of my favorite movies and this part also. I was thinking of this yesterday and it pops up on my feed, crazy.

[@ShadowPrincess87]

This impressive dance is me trying to walk in heels falling over and crying after

[@hanahanana]

日本舞踊でこれは無いんだよね。そもそもこれはホラーでしかない。良くて歌舞伎。

[@Titanium_station]

Hatsumomo is so beautiful

[@Thisthatfour]

The geisha is me and the snow represents my responsibilities.

[@samuelmeow9049]

🤣

[@tillmuller6505]

i saw this movie when it came out in germany 2006/20007 as advd. The first 60 seconds i saw this.i knew this movies is special.i great movie about a story sometimes beyond words. when this dance started i knew it was beyond Beauty for me and my jaw dropped. This great movie ist a storytelling masterpiece. when this dance ended i still was givin a standing ovation at home and joyfull tzears run down. This emotion never left since. Thx ziyizhang and thx much more to j.williamsand yoy ma and mr, Perlman.Conclusion is still my fav of all tracks from thjis soundtzrack.Greets from germany!

[@scraperindustry]

I adored this movie

[@deedeebeads]

One of the best scenes, I ve seen this movie 3 times

[@hazeeqrazak]

The moment when hatsumoto realised that chiyo didn't ended hatso's geisha career,but already went downfall when chiyo has always been in the geisha world

[@einezcrespo2107]

In the book it was Mameha who performed the dance.

[@Alusnovalotus]

But why?

[@einezcrespo2107]

@@Alusnovalotus It's in the book. Mameha dances this part of a woman who lost her husband. It's not even a solo part. She was partnered with another geisha. She's always guaranteed a lead part. Since the film focused on Sayuri they wrote that she dances the part. If you haven't read the book, I recommend it. Also book Mameha is far wittier than the film version.

[@tatianawilson9187]

I need to reread the book, I remember Mameha having the main role was the reason why her whatever was values so high and that's how she got the idea to get Sayuri

[@OhEmilyRosa]

Not sure if this is supposed to be folklore type of dance but to me I always interpreted the dance as a girl going out in a snow storm and dying. Parallel to the geishas wanting freedom.

[@gabylezcano4834]

El diario de una Gheisha es una de las películas más grandiosas que vi a lo largo de mi vida una obra maestra del séptimo arte...nunca me cansaré de verla ame el papel de Sayuri

[@Daisy30y03]

It's memoirs, honey. Not diaries

[@КриптоСтартдляДевушек]

Can watch this moment everyday, so intensive and pure ..

[@StLProgressive]

This dance scene is absolutely stunning. The subsequent sale of her virginity is heartbreaking.

[@damianstarks3338]

This dance is both beautiful and mesmerizing

[@yassiem3657]

me trying to stay balance while drunk as fuck

[@ryanbrailey-tucker4935]

For me...it was all about tje allure and beauty of Gong Li!

[@lethalloveablelibra]

I know the film received a lot of controversy because of the casting and other stuff, but I still love the beauty of the film as a whole and I really enjoyed it.

[@jewel65]

My favorite scene in the movie!

[@giafredrick9611]

I had this movie on DVD movie loved it ever since 💜💜💜💜👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@phianvlog4393]

I love this scene too..

[@Shusha0029]

This whole film was visually delicious

[@appointedvillainy]

Decedent and delectable

[@kennedykingmaniii]

scrumdiddlyumptious

[@SilkeLucht-vu7lo]

Der beeindruckendste Tanz, den ich kenne

[@milicaivanovic9459]

I wish that visit beautiful Japan

[@inkheart151]

Those blocks look really hard to walk in. She's really talented if she mastered that in MONTHS without breaking an ankle!

[@melissamear5391]

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen.

[@chamane44]

Silent rage and sacrifice of a child into the fallen snow of reality

[@vaninaquiroga7898]

Amo esta película desde mi juventud fue lo más hermoso que mea pasado.que bello recuerdo.

[@Satanna.avemaria]

Can’t say I was too enamoured with this movie. Be nice to see another film adaption that that does the book more justice or not touch it at all. But it was the same with the Mulan movie, another country, another culture and yet Disney botched it up

[@indimay7339]

Bro the author of the book wasn’t even Japanese he was american

[@TGmrz]

the cinematography is what really makes this movie stunning

[@pandora2456]

Honey the book was written by an American man telling his fantasy about being a Geisha women lmao

[@WideAwakeAsleep]

I agree. It was a visually beautiful film, but as someone who read the book first, I was really mad to see them adopting more modern hairstyles e.g. Mameha wearing her hair down, which is a big no-no for Geisha.

[@Arthalmia]

@@pandora2456 he actually spoke to a Geisha to help him write it. Unfortunately he changed many things to make the story more appealing (eg. The deflowering ceremony) and revealed the geisha's name, even though she had forbidden him to do it. Mineko Iwasaki wrote another book telling her real story (as you can imagine, it shares some similarities with Sayuri's but it's more realistic)

[@carlosr8359]

1:11 THIS PART!!!!!

[@hollyhayes9640]

The book is good, too. I recommend it. 👍

[@caryoulwhitty]

Reminds me of an Alexander McQueen fashion show. Very cool

[@TanukiDigital]

Very something.

[@Vamika1995]

Very interesting , it's true that I didn't understand it but it was lovely to see.

[@jennieacosta8592]

Read the book, saw the movie many years ago. At the time I was in love with japanese culture ( still am) the discrepancies made no differencies to me I took it for what it was... A most beautiful dream, a fantasy of a girl that has only known pain. Haven't we all been there? Our imagination is greater than reality capable of creating worlds where all is possible !

[@ritsakara3476]

And this film was grate.

[@nonexistent2335]

They used two kabuki songs for this with their own spin of course, yet this is spectacular!

[@kennedykingmaniii]

Does anybody know what instruments are being used? I’ve never heard anything like it. I love it.

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

I beleive shamisan, flute maybe a biwa or even a koto?

[@pault9544]

Most likely Shamisen (the plucky instrument you’re hearing), at one very short moment im sure I heard a “sho” (Japanese wind instrument) im not sure exactly the drums as they’re many different types of Japanese drums.

[@luuciferlorelei1565]

What's the name of the song?

[@Carmna1129]

Wonderful movie

[@Katarzyna-k4m]

Kobiety w krajach azjatyckich są piękne. Scena smutna ale rewelacyjnie zagrana i dobrze pokazująca sens tego filmu.

[@a2927]

Where in the world is this Japan?

[@BriarMaeriSibyle]

huh?

[@mariannefalk2717]

Loved the film

[@suwaidajalal]

Much as I love these three fantastic actresses, I really wish they'd hired a Japanese cast and had them speak in Japanese.

[@Jocelyn_Jade]

Lots of ppl do. 🤷‍♀️ point is. Still a good movie.

[@inMuro]

Yes it certainly didn't age well beyond 2005, it is so cringey to watch the making of with all these white Americans talking about the movie and the culture like they have the right to do so. Would love a Japanese Geisha film someday :)

[@BlackJezuz69]

Problem solved: Just watch it dubbed in japanese xD

[@animestudent3885]

​@@BlackJezuz69 They have Japanese dub too?

[@BlackJezuz69]

@@animestudent3885 I think I saw it when I watched it yesterday. Check it out you might get lucky!

[@j.p.3513]

Amazing scene :-) ❤

[@CC3193]

How did they create the snow? What did they use?

[@Feed-My-Mind-Not-My-Ego]

Snow from Alaska.

[@kezia-lemonthorne2507]

Maybe the same thing the would use on any theatre.

[@khushlovie]

in the past asbestos.. though a very harmful substance was used to create snow

[@paulagleicee]

It is not so old… the story of the movie took place on 20th century, before the second war

[@Crystal5672cats]

@@paulagleicee Yes, but the movie was made in 2005, let’s hope they no longer used early 20th century props.

[@HortenciaSoto-i6e]

This movie is so much more than a life about a Geisha. It's actually a love story that could never be like come to life someone showed HER true Love, self worth, compassion, caring. Without ever touching HER but SHE'LL Always Remember that SHE fell in love with him he fell in love with HER. It took many years before he actually confessed his Love for HER he fell the first time he saw her as a little girl. But always watched her as she grew and still in love with her . Reminds ME of someone I met the first time I saw HER it was like dejavu. You just feel like you have known them in past lives together on many different ways .I'll Always LOVE YOU and Remember YOU 😊😅😮😢🎉😂❤

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I’m reading the book now. She’s currently 14, just net Nobu and the Doctor. Haven’t seen the movie yet.

[@PhyllisPerez-r4h]

Beautiful

[@hatsunemikuchannel2023]

1:33: Sagi Musume! 😯😯😊😊

[@anwarrazali4447]

Nobody can dance like zhang yi

[@user-jg9rp5qf4g]

These kinds of inauthentic, super westernized scenes always make me conflicted. On the one hand it's essential to expose people to various cultural practices. On the other, there's the argument that perhaps no exposure is better than deliberately inauthentic exposure for the purpose of entertainment.

[@fairuzazli6468]

So u can do it urself

[@2EKgn16]

@@fairuzazli6468 That's what I don't understand, when anybody from a particular culture or ethnicity complains (and rightfully so in some cases). It is our responsibility to tell our own story, yet we hardly ever do....but find the energy to complain when others do it on their own terms.

[@boop9430]

I agree! I love that they’re sharing traditional Asian culture through mainstream Western media, I just wish they’d do it in a more authentic way

[@katieblake3023]

@@2EKgn16 I mean only a few ever have access to this level of production and exposure. You say it as if it were a walk around the corner that anybody can access at whim lol. They would be right to criticize especially when their culture is so butchered or disrespected that it contributes further to perpetuating misconceptions of their own culture to the West, further misrepresenting them.

[@kiwimusume]

@@fairuzazli6468It is physically impossible for me to do the job of every incompetent nincompoop in the world, so maybe, and I know this is a RADICAL idea, these studios could stick to producing movies about things they’re actually willing to treat with respect.

[@Cablecol]

Mesmerizing 💞💞💞💞

[@LuluNew100]

This is breathless ❤❤❤❤

[@Sinikkastudio]

Me going downstairs getting a latenight snack. 😢

[@НатальяЛи-ш7е]

Очень своеобразный 💃 танец

[@anna.9506.]

Perfect

[@MarkjustinBebis]

I need the music name pls

[@Pennywise-hn5qw]

For me gong li is the beautifullest asian woman❤❤

[@emilyreinier3907]

Impressive

[@Kaguyahime88]

This beautiful dance reminds me of the Kabuki dance of Heron maiden

[@MarkKovnatskiy]

There's just one small problem: this whole scene has nothing to do with a real geiko dance. It is intended for those who have no idea about Japanese culture at all.

[@osmanthus_branch]

i never understood why hatsumomo never befriended chiyo. she could have easily used her beauty to get her to inherit the okiya while also controlling her. after losing her sister, chiyo had nothing else other than chairman and i am pretty sure she would not care much for the okiya if she managed to get his attention and affection

[@NataliaBąba]

She was too proud

[@osmanthus_branch]

@@NataliaBąba and that was her downfall. it is sad, if she played her cards properly she could have inherited the okiya by using chiyo and also gotten the man she loved

[@RachelPun]

​@@osmanthus_branch I guess it's personality but also experiences/upbringing. The Mother wasn't particularly kind, mostly just treated the girls as properties, tools to bring in money. Hatsumomo might have been brought in in a similar fashion as Chiyo and learned only the Mother's way of being/living. Being as pretty and maybe talented as she is, but having only that to rely on and no one to trust, she resorts to petty games. Similarly with Pumpkin, she started off kind and caring, but only treated as a slave by the Mother and Hatsumomo, her chance of becoming the heir was not protected or encouraged, only taken away by powers greater than hers, she learned to do whatever it takes to survive.

[@MilkaMilanova-rn9nf]

The 4 seasons life❤

[@HappyBunny-d2i]

This is one of my favourite books I have ever read and the film did the book justice the scenery, the colours and the actors actresses just all pulled it together it’s stunningly beautiful.

[@fatking9231]

Anyone know the song?

[@lindaclark1406]

Beautiful.

[@roseb8660]

Arent their dances supposed to tell stories What was that dance supposed to mean

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

A geisha blown about by wind, unable to control her density

[@whitehotdawg1042]

Graceful

[@scarletshield009]

Yuki onna style

[@tubechic71]

I would have broken my ankle in those shoes. Wow.

[@normanbraslow7902]

This dance is authentic as a three dollar bill.

[@ladyweasellou3367]

Yeah that annoys me too

[@pativi6643]

@Athanasia It has been quite westernized for a movie I guess. It is beautiful, but that's not how it looks like, or what it is supposed to represent. I recommend you searching for Traditional Japanese Dance by Maiko.

[@elisabethhughes6005]

Then don’t watch. Go somewhere else and try to be happy. Norman.

[@justbg]

@@elisabethhughes6005 I mean to be fair there aren't many geisha films out there. It does suck that one with such good actresses and such a high budget paid no attention to any authenticity at all. The dance is definitely completely incorrect, the mode of dance would be called modern dance even by todays standards, but also the makeup is a little painful. The lipstick and eyeliner and mascara it's all so Western it's just strange and out of place.

[@elisabethhughes6005]

@@justbg okay. I mean this is just entertainment and not a documentary. Entertainment is never accurate. Almost any culture has been cartoon-ized. It’s almost what people expect. You’ve obviously educated yourself highly about geisha or Japanese traditional culture. We can hardly expect others to be on that level.