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I went to see the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha." Here in Japan the title was changed to "SAYURI." The movie was kind of strange but also very interesting. The characters in the movie speak in English. The hairstyle of the Geishas were appearently different from real Geishas walking on the streets in Kyoto. The story was good in first half but the latter half was kind of difficult to understand. I actually did not like the story. Some of Japanese argue Japan portrayed in that film was too strange to see. But how many of Japanese know the old time Japan, especially the life of...