Movie Trivias

image source: www.dramalyrics.blogspot.com
Anime fanatics gone “banzai!” as a new piece of Shojo anime masterpiece just reached Philippine T.V.’s shores and is currently a hit among otakus. It is a crazy mix of romance, comedy, friendship and pure hardcore silliness that will surely tickle the anime-lover kid in you.

The story revolves around Sunako Nakahara, a not-so-typical female protagonist that is actually a fan of the dark and creepy things instead of the usual sweet and fair stuff you see in most stories. That’s twist enough but there’s more: she actually has to live in a big mansion with four super handsome guys until she becomes a “real” lady.

Yes it sounds as if it’ll be super romantic and all, but believe me, it’s more of light, innocent fun than whatever you’re probably thinking of. Actually, it’s stress-relieving to watch, take me for my word.

It’s now airing at TV5 every Mondays to Thursdays at 6:30 pm and every Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00-6:00 pm. Try and watch it!

Based on the life of a real geisha, Memoirs of a Geisha depicts the lives of the geishas back in he 1960s to the 1970s. The film was based on the novel by Arthur Golden whose main character in the book was based on the retired geisha Mineko Iwasaki. Contrary to popular belief that geishas are some kind of prostitutes or sexual companions, they are in fact artistic performers and entertainers. Iwasaki explains that the geisha never offered their virginity as a part of their job as geisha. Although the movie features a Japanese culture, it has become quite controversial for having Chinese actors portray the roles of the Japanese characters. Aside from this issue in casting, the political relationship between Japan and China has been affected.