Memoirs of the Geisha

I think this movie is going to give outsiders a bad idea about modern Japan. I can see why Ken Watanabe walked out on this movie, because this really has nothing to do with Japan. It's just going to be another movie of western arrogance about Japan.

Here's the weird part about this upcoming movie. The director is an American who seems to know nothing about Japan. Then you have a Japanese-American actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (actually a Hawaiian) who knows nothing about Japan. Then you have Ziyi Zhang (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon & Rush Hour 2), I actually give her credit because her English has improved compared to the days of Rush Hour 2 and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, but she's Chinese. Then you have another legendary Chinese actress Gong Li, and a Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh. In other words, Ken Watanabe is the only true Japanese actor in this movie which is supposed to talk about the pre-World War 2 Japan.

I do want to watch this movie out of curiousity. I will know for a fact that if this movie becomes box office hit similar to "The Last Samurai" then outsiders are going to get this wrong idea that modern Japanese women are like Geisha. To their disappointment, outsiders are going to be really disappointed when they realize that modern Japanese women are nothing like Geisha. Their mentality resembles much closer to modern day call girl. At least Geisha had more culture, then the modern day Japanese women.

Modern day Japanese women are extremely spoiled. They don't care about anyone else other than themselves. Don't get me wrong, they are much easier to get in bed with compared to western counterparts, but if you are looking for a steady and stable relationships, then don't waste your time with Japanese women.

I can see why modern Japanese women act this way. It doesn't help when Japanese men are looking for a Geisha type women. Most Japanese men are still old fashioned, they are actually looking for a servant rather than a soul mate. It's obvious why the birth rate is going down. Modern Japanese women takes relationships for granted, now a days cheating is a normal thing. It all depends on who you meet.

Then again it all depends who you are with. The Japanese women who I usually get along with are the ones who has experienced western culture. Most of the time, I don't attract those type. I wind up attacting the gold-digging, materialistic type. So whenever a Japanese lady want to hang around with me, I usually push them away and make racist remarks about modern Japanese. I don't feel like playing stupid games, so I make it easier for them not to have any interest with me.

Modern Japan no longer has the Geisha, due to the outside influence coming from the West. I think in around the 1950's prostitution became illegal in Japan. When prostitution became illegal in Japan, the number of Geisha's went down. The law of anti-prostitution is not as harsh compared to the laws in America. In Japan, a man can not get arrested for soliciting prostitute. When I spoke to my Japanese colleagues at work, he asked me if I knew any good brothel in America or a good place to find a prostitute in America. When I told him about America being a country where a man can get arrested for soliciting a prostitute, he replied to me, "What a horrible country?" Then he asked me, "Why does America consider themselves as Free World when prostitution is considered illegal?" then he goes on, "What kind of freedom is that?" I replied, "I guess I gave you a good reason not to come to America!"

Anyway, I am looking forward to watching this movie. Since I am always interested in the topic regarding World War 2.