The Shocking Truth About Geisha's In Japan | Geisha

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@alexandersharp9057 3 ай бұрын

The classic western art of insinuating other cultures are bad or horrible without actually saying it out loud.

@richardwillford2418 2 ай бұрын

...or understanding what it's about.

@TheArtfulAddict Ай бұрын

That's not at all what I did. I'm not saying it is wrong or right, just making an observation.

@DrJoySmithMaxwell 19 күн бұрын

So, you think it's perfecting normal for men in their 60s & 70s to openly talk about their sex lives with minors, as long as it's 'cultural'? I'm going to call BS on that. No culture, or religion is beyond intellectual critic. The core of this private client entertainment is misogynistic & the guy even talks about maikos having to be virgins & mizuage, aka buying a girls virginity. He literally called them 'Robots with nerves". & Don't even get me started on the fact that maiko aren't properly compensated for their years of service despite the high fees charged, which only goes to enrich the house & tea houses. That's simply labor exploitation, but you go ahead & dub it culture, if you want.

@richardwillford2418 19 күн бұрын

@@DrJoySmithMaxwell Just out of curiosity... What's your take on women's role in the Middle East?

@juliusmaloney Жыл бұрын

The buying of a Maiko’s virginity was outlawed in 1956 & is no longer part of any graduation process. If it were to take place after the mid 50s then it occurred illegally.

@candaistopor1114 2 ай бұрын

It definitely occurs illegally. Who is going to stop it?? The men with so much money they can have 5 lawyers and pay the judge off? The Maiko sure the hell are not going to say shit to anyone. They made it illegal to look better in the public eye not that it will every really be enforced

@juliusmaloney 2 ай бұрын

@@candaistopor1114 are you surmising this or is this based on your knowledge?

@jaggirl 2 ай бұрын

But how would you know if it's kept a secret? They can outlaw things as much as they want. But it doesn't necessarily stop it. They get the big $$ for a reason. I think it most definitely still does go on, but it's the Geishas choice.

@jaggirl 2 ай бұрын

@@juliusmaloney, well I would say there is a fair bit of illegal and secret activity happening behind the scenes.

@DrJoySmithMaxwell 19 күн бұрын

Ha, ha. & you think the law has stopped the culture of misogyny!

@damarysdingui 2 жыл бұрын

Your documentaries are always top notch.. Thanks for the upload, D.C..💖

@mannyespinola9228 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video

@alisonarmstrong8421 3 ай бұрын

Plural =no apostrophe. Apostrophe = possessive.

@lunaraynwolf7036 Жыл бұрын

This is very suggestive of a lot of negative things and a lot of the questions asked are super loaded. Everything about this was made to look a certain way. This is not how geisha feel and they love their jobs or they'd get different jobs. Especially since it's a lot easier to have a regular job. This makes it seem like they're exploited and just focused on pleasing men and only rich men at that. None of that is true. It's just sad how this documentary has been manipulated and turned into a bunch of lies. Gross

@GWrex1skip 8 ай бұрын

But it isn't a bunch of lies of todays Geisha. Their families didn't sell them into it. These girls aren't Courtesans. In my eyes, highly paid waitresses...I guess you have a thing against young female waitresses serving older men? Whats wrong with you...

@lunaraynwolf7036 8 ай бұрын

@@GWrex1skip I guess you didn't understand what I said. I'm saying they made it look like these ladies DIDN'T want to be there, when they actually DO want to and trained very hard to be there for several years. And I don't see anything wrong with them having older men customers, they just made it look like it was only old rich guys when that's not the only customers they have.....so.... nothing is wrong with me. What's wrong with you Mr asshole?

@LMD2915 8 ай бұрын

@@GWrex1skipwhat in the actual f**k? Geisha are NOT waitresses! They are highly trained artists and intellectuals who study many years to attain their status. Do you even know how hard it is to even just wear a kimono!? I have been playing shamisen for eight years, and I still am not great! I studied kimono for MONTHS just to wear a regular one, not even the fancy hikizuris that the maikos wear. They read all the news, the literature, they learn to paint, they learn to arrange flowers, they learn to dance (omg, Japanese dancing is so hard - I’ve never done it, just played taiko for performances, so I sat in on the rehearsals… ). And any documentary that starts off with a stupid grammar mistake in the title is highly suspect anyway. By the way, most Geisha entertain families as well as parties of just men. It’s quite common for them to be hired by a woman to entertain a family or a business get together. You really should refrain from commenting about things that you know nothing about.

@debpate9405 7 ай бұрын

After they've been alone with a client, who helps them get redressed? Is someone working there to help them.

@OlSkool001 6 ай бұрын

@@debpate9405 they're not prostitutes if that's what you're implying.

@EllanDay-hz2ib 4 ай бұрын

One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on Geisha …! Bravo 👍👍👍

@jaggirl 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the movie The Geisha.... I think it has many accuracies. But I doubt they'd admit it.

@sciencewins8798 5 ай бұрын

Neautiful and very interesting video that shows the reality behind the surface. Loved it!

@DocoCentral 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Satopi3104 Жыл бұрын

I assumed this was a bad quality documentary because of the horrible thumbnail. I would change it to a capture of one of the actual geisha that appear in the documentary.

@TheArtfulAddict 2 жыл бұрын

The girls speak of it as a great honor to be a geisha yet there is such sadness behind their eyes.

@bluegypsydoll Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the very same thing. Xo

@lunaraynwolf7036 Жыл бұрын

That's subjective. You can't know they're sad unless they agree with you, since you haven't asked and they say they love their work, we can only assume they're telling the truth.

@edienandy Жыл бұрын

I think the music is responsible

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Nope. Watch the other documentaries. Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@saymyname2417 Ай бұрын

They are discovering the true nature of this business.

@squarestar326 2 жыл бұрын

Aesthestically beautiful.morally impaired tho...those girls probably end up with ptsd...

@OlSkool001 6 ай бұрын

How would you know they are morally impaired? True geishas are not prostitutes.

@rosemaryallen2128 Ай бұрын

Most geisha are virgins and remain unmarried for life.

@david_melech 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact; The first Geisha's were men.

@MsDisneylandlover 8 ай бұрын

I heard that lol..but not shocking today lol..

@jaggirl 2 ай бұрын

😅😅😅😅😅

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

@@MsDisneylandloverthe reason your thinking wasn’t as silly or weird back then. There were many reasons culturally etc.

@saymyname2417 Ай бұрын

The male geisha did not wear drag. They were dressed as regular men - because this was a male profession at first.

@carmenl163 3 ай бұрын

Finally, a documentary that includes the actual customers of geishas. This documentary may be shocking for those who believe in the fairy tale that geishas usually portray, but it's like a breath of fresh air for me.

@sherirobinson6867 2 жыл бұрын

This must have been made in the late '80s or early '90s. Definitely dated by the cameras, the Atari and the little old creepy dude they said he was born in the twenties.

@lauraelizabethbrown Жыл бұрын

1999 so neither. The quality is definitely too good to be in the 80s at all.

@romalisan1 2 ай бұрын

I'm Brazilian but I think the outfit is simply wonderful.

@ursula.m8265 8 ай бұрын

Hard to believe that sex is not part of their job.

@carmenl163 3 ай бұрын

Why?

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

(Best comment must be shared) - They are highly trained artists and intellectuals who study many years to attain their status. Do you even know how hard it is to even just wear a kimono!? I have been playing shamisen for eight years, and I still am not great! I studied kimono for MONTHS just to wear a regular one, not even the fancy hikizuris that the maikos wear. They read all the news, the literature, they learn to paint, they learn to arrange flowers, they learn to dance (omg, Japanese dancing is so hard - I've never done it, just played taiko for performances, so I sat in on the rehearsals...). And any documentary that starts off with a stupid grammar mistake in the title is highly suspect anyway. By the way, most Geisha entertain families as well as parties of just men. It's quite common for them to be hired by a woman to entertain a family or a business get together. You really should refrain from commenting about things that you know nothing about. Add a reply.

@carmenl163 2 ай бұрын

@@Makkaru112 Did you see the men who spent all that money on them? Now, tell me, do you honestly believe sex was never a part of the deal? I'm not saying it happened always, or in a cheap way. But really, do you think these men would settle for just some flirting?

@mariaharrington8708 16 күн бұрын

@@carmenl163exactly!!!! All these people apparently drank the Kool aid

@ChristinaTodd1970 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how old this documentary is? There’s something so alluring about Geisha

@juliusmaloney Жыл бұрын

I think this was made in the 90s.

@ReRe13- 24 күн бұрын

It says right there that is a year old

@wizzardofpaws2420 Ай бұрын

Maiko and Geisha are truly the most beautiful creatures on our planet. Incredibly beautiful talented and so precious to Japan.

@carolecarlson1645 7 ай бұрын

One thing for sure, they have the most immaculately clean environment, from their appearance to the streets they walk on. Absolutely stunningly amazing.

@Volfan2 4 ай бұрын

37:59: She looks so beautiful and sad here at the same time. I don't think I'd like to be a Geisha, because they all seem like this in too many instances throughout the film. They say one thing, but their faces say something else, something dark and depressing and unhappy. Their expressions belie a truth that they feel they cannot or should not speak of, for it's forbidden or at least frowned upon. I'd like to paint this young woman as she appears in this scene, beautiful and unhappy is what I'd name it.

@jaggirl 2 ай бұрын

There were a few stunners. But don't think they were all beautiful. I saw 1 or 2 that were below average, as far as a Geisha goes.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

(Best comment must be shared) - They are highly trained artists and intellectuals who study many years to attain their status. Do you even know how hard it is to even just wear a kimono!? I have been playing shamisen for eight years, and I still am not great! I studied kimono for MONTHS just to wear a regular one, not even the fancy hikizuris that the maikos wear. They read all the news, the literature, they learn to paint, they learn to arrange flowers, they learn to dance (omg, Japanese dancing is so hard - I've never done it, just played taiko for performances, so I sat in on the rehearsals...). And any documentary that starts off with a stupid grammar mistake in the title is highly suspect anyway. By the way, most Geisha entertain families as well as parties of just men. It's quite common for them to be hired by a woman to entertain a family or a business get together. You really should refrain from commenting about things that you know nothing about.

@FlyGemini79 7 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, but I had to chuckle at the "knockoff" Geisha's in the hot springs lol

@oOJapaneseOo 2 жыл бұрын

What year was this produced?

@Fritha71 2 жыл бұрын

1999 if I remember right. Around that time anyway because I recorded this doc on a VHS tape some twenty years ago when it was shown on TV here in Finland.

@Galliano-we7xl 9 ай бұрын

Ok but why they try to portray this so dramatic ? Like if they are forced to be geishas and as if these men rape them ? And omg that dramatic and sad music lol what in the USA is going on here ????

@herbertthewaterrat Ай бұрын

Modern day American culture likes men to stay emasculated and simping online. So they demonize other cultures where men still have power and express their sexuality naturally. In America women are the biggest consumers so they rule the roost.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

(Best comment must be shared) - They are highly trained artists and intellectuals who study many years to attain their status. Do you even know how hard it is to even just wear a kimono!? I have been playing shamisen for eight years, and I still am not great! I studied kimono for MONTHS just to wear a regular one, not even the fancy hikizuris that the maikos wear. They read all the news, the literature, they learn to paint, they learn to arrange flowers, they learn to dance (omg, Japanese dancing is so hard - I've never done it, just played taiko for performances, so I sat in on the rehearsals...). And any documentary that starts off with a stupid grammar mistake in the title is highly suspect anyway. By the way, most Geisha entertain families as well as parties of just men. It's quite common for them to be hired by a woman to entertain a family or a business get together. You really should refrain from commenting about things that you know nothing about. Add a reply.

@monikagrosch9632 Ай бұрын

Totally agree.

@Gilokee 9 ай бұрын

what's up with that rogue apostrophe? ugh.

@norasno1768 2 ай бұрын

This day and age the poor girls for dirty old men is sickening.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Nope. Stop watching memoirs of a geisha and watch the Miyako Odori festivals inside the temples etc. Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Watch Makanai: Cooking For Maiko House. Shows a real life Japanese geiko and maiko and how they live life from a live action adaptation of the manga story of the same title.

@saymyname2417 Ай бұрын

Yet, unlike their predecessors they choose this profession freely. I highly doubt these girls saw beyond the pretty surface, though when they decided to become a geiko.

@DixtunBabyAngel Жыл бұрын

Why do you have such a HORRID thumbnail on the video for this? It's completely disrespectful. Use an image from the documentary!

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Erase the fact you’ve ever watched “memoirs of a geisha” and watch Buyo Noh Master “AskShogo” and his wife that’s a former geiko react to scenes from that movie.

@rosemaryallen2128 Ай бұрын

Read the memoirs of Mineko Iwasaki for the real facts. It was on her story that the infamously inaccurate book and film were based.

@erin6083 9 ай бұрын

In your title, Geisha’s In Japan”- the word Geishas does not require an apostrophe. It should just read “Geishas In Japan”. Just trying to be helpful.

@tammycox9789 7 ай бұрын

No they have it right. Theirs more than 1 geisha.

@erin6083 7 ай бұрын

@@tammycox9789 You are wrong. But their title is also wrong. The plural of geisha is geisha. One geisha, many geisha. But I was still correct as far as how it was used so I stand by it. Regardless, you are using the word “their” incorrectly- it would be “there’s more than..”. I’m not trying to be rude or anything but I am correct.

@karenyoung4746 6 ай бұрын

RIGHT! No apostrophe.

@madelynhowarth8631 3 ай бұрын

Who cares? Just enjoy the video!

@Piggelin1 3 ай бұрын

@@madelynhowarth8631😂

@Bedtime-dr4wv Жыл бұрын

who made this?

@bluegypsydoll Жыл бұрын

They’re.. So Beautiful. So traditional. An honor and yet very alone. Perhaps it’s the sacrifices they make that allows me to see them in such a delicate way.

@GWrex1skip 8 ай бұрын

But they are not alone. They have each other

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

(Best comment must be shared) - They are highly trained artists and intellectuals who study many years to attain their status. Do you even know how hard it is to even just wear a kimono!? I have been playing shamisen for eight years, and I still am not great! I studied kimono for MONTHS just to wear a regular one, not even the fancy hikizuris that the maikos wear. They read all the news, the literature, they learn to paint, they learn to arrange flowers, they learn to dance (omg, Japanese dancing is so hard - I've never done it, just played taiko for performances, so I sat in on the rehearsals...). And any documentary that starts off with a stupid grammar mistake in the title is highly suspect anyway. By the way, most Geisha entertain families as well as parties of just men. It's quite common for them to be hired by a woman to entertain a family or a business get together. You really should refrain from commenting about things that you know nothing about. Add a reply.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@stellagottardo Ай бұрын

How do they get paid????? Salaries, comission or tips???? And what are the average wages????

@rosemaryallen2128 Ай бұрын

Geisha are not paid directly. The money goes to the tea house, and thence to the geisha house. Tips are given in little white envelopes, but are not valued by the geisha, whose every need is met by the mother of the house.

@carolyndavison6095 4 ай бұрын

Quite demanding so if I were Japanese I could never succeed at such a disciplined life. I think it’s a very beautiful part of their culture. Totally fascinating. These women earn every dollar they are paid. Wonderful video!

@JohannaBarnard-sl4jb 8 ай бұрын

... they're like robots with nerves.... 😢

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Nope. Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

(Best comment must be shared) - They are highly trained artists and intellectuals who study many years to attain their status. Do you even know how hard it is to even just wear a kimono!? I have been playing shamisen for eight years, and I still am not great! I studied kimono for MONTHS just to wear a regular one, not even the fancy hikizuris that the maikos wear. They read all the news, the literature, they learn to paint, they learn to arrange flowers, they learn to dance (omg, Japanese dancing is so hard - I've never done it, just played taiko for performances, so I sat in on the rehearsals...). And any documentary that starts off with a stupid grammar mistake in the title is highly suspect anyway. By the way, most Geisha entertain families as well as parties of just men. It's quite common for them to be hired by a woman to entertain a family or a business get together. You really should refrain from commenting about things that you know nothing about. Add a reply.

@margaretcastell9429 8 ай бұрын

My heart feels a deep sadness for these special women. We shall never know what their real thoughts are. They are similar in authority to nuns. They are lovely to look at and a part of Japan. A truly exhausting profession and having to endure old drunken men without showing their distaste. Losing their real selves much as a rape victim does in the process of a rape or sexually abused children. I feel for their utter loneliness. It is hard for a Westerner to understand. We have nearly all got the wrong impression of Geisha. Just how much and who has sex is a mystery. I liked these ladies enormously and wish them only the best fortune in life. I watched Memoirs of a Geisha also and felt that sadness and putting aside their real feelings.

@GWrex1skip 8 ай бұрын

First of all, you have to read the "Real Memoirs of a Geisha." The author whose book as the basis for the movie, well he was successfully sued by the Geisha that he interviewed. The "De-flowering" of these women officially stopped in 1956. The girls were sold to the "houses" by their own families...take a moment and ponder that...today its a choice. The secret life of these girls are do to the fact that they entertain wealthy powerful men. As such as some of them, will over hear critical corporate information. Silence and secrecy...meaning..."Confidentiality"...is a necessary social grace... And don't forget, there were different levels of these women as well. Some were educated in medical arts and science, some for entertaining wealthy powerful men, others were sexual courtesans...and excellence was demanded of them as well. Remember, the Japanese men too, were trapped in arranged marriages...(just like modern America...money goes with money). Yes, it was a Patriarchal System...but it served a purpose; and, provided social order. I feel worse for modern day Western women's children graduating from the 1970's "Women's Liberation Movement." Women became more like men in their sexuality. Now, Western women swing from man to man...via the "Vine" like me JANE. We have blended families whose kids are shuttled around from one brood house to another. Honestly, they are really screwed up. Isn't it any wonder why we are on the another Cival War?

@OlSkool001 6 ай бұрын

How do you know they are losing their true self? That's quite an assumption. BTW memoirs of a geisha is a fictional story.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

@@OlSkool001it was hilarious to see buyo and Noh master from AskShogo with his wife react to that movie performance scenes and they were aghast at how weird it was. His wife also was a former geiko or former maiko who completed a certain level of training !

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

(Best comment must be shared) - They are highly trained artists and intellectuals who study many years to attain their status. Do you even know how hard it is to even just wear a kimono!? I have been playing shamisen for eight years, and I still am not great! I studied kimono for MONTHS just to wear a regular one, not even the fancy hikizuris that the maikos wear. They read all the news, the literature, they learn to paint, they learn to arrange flowers, they learn to dance (omg, Japanese dancing is so hard - I've never done it, just played taiko for performances, so I sat in on the rehearsals...). And any documentary that starts off with a stupid grammar mistake in the title is highly suspect anyway. By the way, most Geisha entertain families as well as parties of just men. It's quite common for them to be hired by a woman to entertain a family or a business get together. You really should refrain from commenting about things that you know nothing about.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@mikeferris408 9 ай бұрын

There should also be this for woman just as well. I have no prejudices against it either way as long as if its what one truly wants to become.

@irinadz 8 ай бұрын

They remain single because having spent time with many distinguished men they just can’t settle for less. Unfortunately those distinguished men merry within their circle and would almost never settle for a geisha. Quite sad…

@rivkaruthgolan 7 ай бұрын

They prepare for later years by becoming a trainer of the younger women

@jaggirl 2 ай бұрын

These girls are supposedly high class and cultured, why don't they marry? I'll tell you why, no man really wants a wife who has spent years and years pleasing dirty old men. At least when they retire they have their nest egg. But money can't buy love. It can buy nice luxurious things though. But they don't quite fill that empty void, that only another human can fill.

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

(Best comment must be shared) - They are highly trained artists and intellectuals who study many years to attain their status. Do you even know how hard it is to even just wear a kimono!? I have been playing shamisen for eight years, and I still am not great! I studied kimono for MONTHS just to wear a regular one, not even the fancy hikizuris that the maikos wear. They read all the news, the literature, they learn to paint, they learn to arrange flowers, they learn to dance (omg, Japanese dancing is so hard - I've never done it, just played taiko for performances, so I sat in on the rehearsals...). And any documentary that starts off with a stupid grammar mistake in the title is highly suspect anyway. By the way, most Geisha entertain families as well as parties of just men. It's quite common for them to be hired by a woman to entertain a family or a business get together. You really should refrain from commenting about things that you know nothing about.

@AY-yl3nq Ай бұрын

The title picture isn't even a real Geisha. The Kimono is not a real one either and looks so cheap.

@monikagrosch9632 Ай бұрын

Why do you need an apostrophe for the plural of the word Geisha? Asking for a friend

@ISO_international_friends Ай бұрын

❤🙏🏾

@rivkaruthgolan 7 ай бұрын

The vibe of Japanese culture is romantic. Sweet melancholy. Don’t feel sorry for anyone.

@LMD2915 8 ай бұрын

Yeahhhh, that lady in your thumbnail is NOT geisha. That is the worst imitation of a geisha I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen some pretty bad ones. And uh … what’s up with the comma in the title?

@DrJoySmithMaxwell 19 күн бұрын

At least now the gals have a choice, instead of being sold into the industry like the old days, which likely explains the drop from 80k to less than 1k. But, at such young age, I highly doubt if they really know what they're getting themselves into. It feels like the private entertainmnet industry preys on minor girls & the inexperience of youth.

@MsAaprill 7 ай бұрын

All other documentaries I have watched about Geishas so far, have focused on the cultural aspects and their performing arts. This documentary makes it seem like some perverted old guys in their 60ies just like to enjoy the company of pretty 16 year old virgin girls which is very odd…!

@Makkaru112 2 ай бұрын

Geiko and maiko are lore keepers, maintainers of Japanese culture, masters of ancient Japanese language/poetry/ways of thinking etc. they contribute to Japanese society in many ways. Many graduates and initiates from different levels of training lead very interesting lives and even grow their own companies and often visit their Okiya family. “Sisters” and “mother” alike. They also visit shrines and hold local events for the citizens often. Growing personal relationships shop with one another. Many watch a geiko and maiko grow over their lifetime and sometimes even have the one they’re rooting for. Their names are also given by Shinto priests.

@saymyname2417 Ай бұрын

No, it is not odd at all. It is what it has always been. Who do you think has the means for this, especially today when geisha - unlike in the past - ARE rare?

@SP-jo2jo Ай бұрын

Are you trying to say ’geisha’ in plural? ”Geisha’s” is possessive form. This confusion between possessive and plural is common for those whose grammar is poor. The words geisha, geiko and maiko are not capitalised. In this case, if you spoke or read Japanese, you would know the plural of geisha is geisha. Also, if you knew anything about the ones in Kyōto, you would refer to them by the correct term which is ’geiko’. Read Mineko Iwasaki’s book if you want an accurate portrayal of modern geiko.

@stellagottardo Ай бұрын

I know that.....and I m not even English