its a great story, but unfortunately not accurate. i cant explain very well, but there is information at this website: http://www.immortalgeisha.com/faq_memoirs_geisha.php

highly reccomend this film, i thought pumpkin was exactly as i imagined.

(of course its always best to read the book first!)

beautiful story/costumes/et cetera. I wish they at least chose Japanese women to play the geisha but, what can you do? It’s a good movie, despite being inaccurate.