Gordon, the original author of "Memoirs of a Geisha", has always regarded himself as a Japanese clothing expert, but when he came to the crew to visit the crew, he was confused by the costume designer. Later he ridiculed himself-he knew that the costume design was so complicated, he should let the geisha wear it. jeans.
The pair of stilt-like clogs that Zhang Ziyi wore when dancing solo in the snow was twelve inches high.
Gong Li practiced folding fans for five months for filming "Memoirs of a Geisha" and can easily play with three folding fans.
The models and costumes of the actors in "Memoirs of a Geisha" are very different from the authentic geisha. This is because of the 17 staff working as costumes and makeup for the film, only 3 are Japanese.
In order to let the actors know more about the life of geisha, director Marshall specially invited some experts to start a six-week "geisha training camp" in Los Angeles before filming.
The film technical consultant Lisa was the chief consultant of the original author Gordon when he was creating. She is also the only western woman who has lived with a geisha in Japan. She is responsible for introducing some details of the geisha's behavior to the actors.
Helping an actor to put on a formal kimono is a personal effort. The actor Thomas, who plays the role of a geisha dresser, and a Japanese kimono consultant learn how to wind, droop, knot and other complicated dressing procedures.
