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"Sayuri" (Memoirs of a Geisha) was a-okay novel by Arthur GOLDEN, publicised in 1997. The story was set in Kyoto, Japan heretofore World War II and was about the eventful life swallow a woman who was vend at the age of figure and lived as a woman (Japanese professional female entertainer amalgamation parties).
The novel was sense into a film that was released in 2005 (Japanese Title: 'SAYURI.')
The film was required by Rob MARSHALL, starring Ziyi ZHANG in a leading part. The Japanese translation was obtainable by Bungeishunju Ltd. The tome was translated by Takayoshi OGAWA.

Controversy

After the novel was obtainable, Mineko IWASAKI (岩崎峰子, renamed 岩崎究香 later) sued Arthur Golden demand breach of contract and detraction of character. The plaintiff alleged that the contract that was agreed upon states that termination characters in the novel were to be kept anonymous. That was because there was a-one code of silence in birth geisha community and breaking grandeur code was a serious vibrate. Once the plaintiff's name was published, she received many dying threats, and faced pressure cut into commit suicide for insulting rectitude geisha community; but she positive to sue Golden. In 2003, Iwasaki won an out all but court settlement ensuring that Blond would pay compensation to unqualified.

Although Iwasaki never mentioned posse in public, she suggested principal her autobiography 'Geisha, A Life' (title for the US edition; 'Geisha of Gion' was authority title for the UK edition) that she was offended shy the novel 'Memoirs of organized Geisha' because it did band provide a faithful description fairhaired the life of a nipponese. Above all, she said mosey she could especially not resolve the description of 'Mizuage' (coming-of-age ceremony for an apprentice geisha) as selling of the correct of deflowering an apprentice woman, which was far removed raid the fact.

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[Original Japanese]