Continuity mistake: When Mother and Mameha are waiting for the bid on Sayuri's mizuage, Mother's cigarette is short at one point, but becomes longer in the next shot.
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Mako, Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang, Togo Igawa, Samantha Futerman, Suzuka Ohgo
Factual error: When Hatsumomo wakes up late to torture little Chiyo again, her kimono is closed the wrong way.
Factual error: The troop trucks you see belonging to the Japanese Army are incorrect post-War models. During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army employed trucks that were nearly carbon copies of the Studebaker 3-axle 2 1/2 ton model (or used captured British Bedford trucks).
Chairman: Please, Sayuri, do not be afraid to look at me.
Mameha: We do not become Geisha to pursue our own destinies. We become Geisha because we have no other choice.
Sayuri Narration: The heart dies a slow death. Shedding each hope like leaves, until one day there are none. No hopes. Nothing remains.
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