i can understand those who dislike this movie cause of a lack of knowledge . first of all and those girl be not geisha and but brothel tenant and and one that do not know the difference will not understand half of the movie and and certainly not the end . this be a complete art work about the woman life and need in this era . everything be important and and certainly the way they dress and all over the movie mean more than word . to those who think it be a boring geisha movie and i will suggest you to read a bit about this society before make a conclusion that be so out of the reality . this be kurosawa work of be life and and i be sure that the director understand the silent meaning of kurosawa piece to the right intellectual range .