With this film there is no question that it deserved the 3 Oscars it won. In 2006, Memoirs of a Geisha won for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Costume Design. After re-watching this film I'm reminded that it deserved each of these awards.
Adding to the fantastic imagery is an incredibly well-written screenplay and an amazing cast. For the premise of the film they managed to avoid the content that might have made this an R-rated film. Instead they focused on what I consider to be the main point, the relationships built throughout the life of the main character.
Below I've included the synopsis for anyone interested.
"In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397535/
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