Steven Speilberg thought he was being mighty clever by filming "Memoirs of a Geisha" and, well, he was right. Probably will be a good movie. However, he pissed off the Japanese by not putting a single Japanese actress in a lead role. Instead, he put Chinese actresses in. This pissed off the Chinese because... well... they remember comfort women.
I'm kind of with the Japanese on this: I mean I've never read the book, but is it a martial arts adventure? Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh, both have acted in lots of action movies, including "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Was there not a single Japanese actress available who could play a geisha?
Well, perhaps the all-French remake of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" will go over well in heartland America as well? Oh! I know: A movie version of Broadway's "1776" with an all-Saudi cast! Bollywood does "Huckleberry Finn"? Well, maybe the Japanese will get even and do a remake of "All Quiet On The Western Front." That'll make a point.
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Read the book. Its better than the movie. And I haven't seen the movie yet.
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