"Memoirs of a Geisha" shooting set photos
(click the photos to enlarge)Behind Scenes photos from the American River set, Pilot Hill
January 4 - 5
Scenes shot at the American River, Pilot Hill, are those during the war period 1943 - 1946. As described
in the novel, Gion's geisha district was closed and Sayuri worked at Mr. Arashinos' family workshop
by the Kamo River in order to survive the war.
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| Sayuri | extras |
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| "Japanese" kids | brown paint was used as fake mud |
Behind Scenes photos from the Sacramento train station set
January 6 - 7
Old Sacramento train station was transformed to the Kyoto train station where Young Chiyo
and her sister Satsu were taken to.
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| the train station | inside the makeup tent | |
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| hair style | extras |
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