Review for The Memoirs of A Geisha : A+

I absolutely love this movie, definately give it an A+. However sometimes I just wonder what if the character of Sayuri is replaced by the famous japanese actress Koyuki (play the role of Taka in The Last Samurai)

I mean don't get me wrong here, I like Ziyi Zhang, but she is Chinese and maybe in Western eyes there are no different between Chinese and Japanese, but as Chinese American, I can easily seem Sayuri not behave like a true Japanese woman.

Instead, Suzuka Ohgo (the young Sayuri or Chiyo)did an awsome job in the movie. The girl was totally cute in the film. I feel she is the true star in the film and when she nods, she noded like a true Japanese, which she is. However once Sayuri is grown up, she is replaced by the Chinese Ziyi and it just felt weird.

I would rather see Koyuki plays the role of grown Sayuri.She is a good actress and did a good job playing Taka in The Last Samurai, whose husband was killed by Nathan Algren (play be Tome Cruise) and later took care Nathan for years when he lived at Samurai's Village.

However, disregard Koyuki's fame in Japan, she is not as familiar to the American audience as Ziyi Zhang. On the other hand, who would become famous if she doesn't get enought exposures on Hollywood films. I think Directors should give her more chances in movies to let audience get to know her better. Maybe one day,she will be favored by the American audiences as much as Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh did!