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"Memoirs of a Geisha\nRe-creating the Feel of Pre-World War II Kyoto on a California Horse Ranch\nA snowy scene is filmed for Memoirs of a Geisha.\nA model of the Kyoto hanamachi, or geisha district.\nHeroine Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), left, and Mameha (Michelle Yeoh).\nProduction designer John Myhre conceived the sets, the exteriors of which were built on a farm near Los Angeles.\n\nThe tatami room in the okiya, or geisha household, where Sayuri lives.\nMyhre and his team built a river\u2014250 feet long and 22 feet wide\u2014through the hanamachi set.\nIlluminated by lanterns, the river runs below teahouse verandas in a spring scene.\nSayuri's jealous nemesis, Hatsumomo (Gong Li), displays her geisha finery in an elegant room in the okiya.\nA dresser helps her prepare for an evening of entertaining.\nThe opulent kimono collection belonging to a character called The Baron is kept in a refined mirrored room, known as \"The Baron's lair.\"\nThe okiya's tatami room, postwar, is less glamorous than it was during the geisha heyday.\nA lavish blossom-viewing party, hosted by The Baron, was filmed in San Marino, California. The blooming cherry tree was designed for the movie and temporarily placed in the garden.\nThe roof of a shrine created for the hanamachi."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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