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{{trope}}
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The role of the geisha has for a long time been seen as mysterious, secretive, and alluring. Contrary to what some might say, geishas are '''not''' [[The Oldest Profession|prostitutes]] (that
It is interesting to consider that prior to [[Joshikousei|Schoolgirl]] or [[Meido|Maid]] character types, geishas were considered the archetype of Japanese femininity, and as such, the term "[[Yamato Nadeshiko]]" could be applied to them.
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* [[Kimono Fanservice]] - the style they wear screams "teh sexx" in Kimonese
* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]] - black hair, white make-up, bright red lipstick
* [[Training
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] - the very idea of geiko is to be as pleasant company as possible to a male Japanese audience, so if a geiko isn't a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] in her private life, her business self will still be one.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
▲== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* ''[[Mademoiselle Butterfly]]''
* In ''[[Zodiac
* Erika from ''[[
** Also, Koume, Sumomo, Satsuki, and Tamao from "Trouble Brewing" and "Espeon Not Included", who are actual Geisha, based on the similar trainers from ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''
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* Kichiji from [[Haikara-san ga Tooru]].
* Black Maria from the Wano Country Arc of ''[[One Piece]]'' has a kimono and hairstyle like that of a geisha; however, she clearly subverts (possibly even defies) the Trope, being a brothel owner, misogynist, and evil woman. Her ''obi'' (ribbon) worn on the front of her kimono exposes her for [[The Oldest Profession| what she truly is.]]
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[The Twilight Samurai]].''
== [[Literature]] ==
* In James Clavell's ''Shogun,'' Kikuchiyo is a forerunner to a geisha, with a manager, an apprentice, and an exceptional level of refinement at all the arts of entertainment (including that of love). In fact, she is the inspiration for her manager, Gyoko (a now retired entertainer) to suggest to [[Magnificent Bastard|Toranaga]] a class of women exclusively for the performing arts.
* ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' and its film adaption tells the story of Chiyo, a little girl whose dirt poor family sells her in order to make ends meet. Some of her companions in fate end up being sold to brothels, but the pretty Chiyo is lucky
** In fact, the book was "inspired" in the life of a real life geisha named [
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* Averted
▲* In James Clavell's ''Shogun,'' Kikuchiyo is a forerunner to a geisha, with a manager, an apprentice, and an exceptional level of refinement at all the arts of entertainment (including that of love). In fact, she is the inspiration for her manager, Gyoko (a now retired entertainer) to suggest to [[Magnificent Bastard|Toranaga]] a class of women exclusively for the performing arts.
* Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo and Pitti-Sing are three Maiko (apprentice Geishas) from [[Gilbert and Sullivan
▲* ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' and its film adaption tells the story of Chiyo, a little girl whose dirt poor family sells her in order to make ends meet. Some of her companions in fate end up being sold to brothels, but the pretty Chiyo is lucky enought to be bought into a geisha house to be a servant, and later, if she proves worthy, an apprentice, thus becoming the samous geisha Sayuri. Despite the fact the book gives the impression of being a biography and based on real life, it's pure fiction and contains its share of inaccuracies. The one most aficinados would name first would be the auctioning of the virginity of maikos about to graduate into geikos.
* In ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'', the number "Pretty Lady" is sung to a pretty Japanese girl, whom the three sailors can't figure out if she's a geisha or not.▼
▲** In fact, the book was "inspired" in the life of a real life geisha named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineko_Iwasaki Mineko Iwasaki.] Iwasaki got so upset at the author, Arthur Golden, that she sued him and then wrote her own book (''Geisha of Gion'') to counter all the fictionalization.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'' and their remakes, ''[[Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver]]'', feature five Geisha (called "Kimono Girls" in the English versions) who the protagonist encounters in Ecruteak City. They all use evolutions of Eevee, and defeating all five nets you the Surf HM from a man in the audience section.
** In ''HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'', the protagonist meets each of them at different times during his journey; Zuki is met in Violet City after the player is given a Pokémon Egg from one of Professor Elm's aides; Naoko is found being lost in Ilex Forest, the player having to point her to the way out; Miki is being harassed by a Team Rocket Grunt in the dance theater in Ecruteak (the player has to battle him to get him to leave); Kuni is met in the Goldenrod Tunnel when Team Rocket seizes Goldenrod Radio Tower; and Sayo needs to be freed from being stuck on ice in the Ice Path. Eventually, this all cumulates in an event where, after battling them in a [[Boss Rush]] challenge, they use a dance ceremony to summon the version mascot (Ho-oh or Lugia).
* [[Big Bad|The Lady]] from ''[[Little Nightmares]]'' seems to be based on this concept - her dress is a dull brown kimono, and her face covered by an emotionless porcelain [[w:Noh|Noh-like]] mask rather than makeup.
* Madame M from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' dresses like one, but is definitely ''not'' a true Geisha, as her polite and formal facade goes away when Cloud annoys her, becoming a nasty woman with a foul mouth. As a [[Genius Bonus]], her ''obi'' (sash) is tied in the ''front'', which in Japan indicates a woman in [[The Oldest Profession]], which is very likely true for Madam M given the seedy reputation of Wall Market and her involvement in approving [[Sex Slave| "candidates"]] for [[The Don| Don Corneo's]] auditions.
* ''[[Geisha (video game)|Geisha]]''; the villain is trying to turn [[Damsel in Distress|a kidnapped damsel]] into a cyborg Geisha.
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* Originally, Yumi's Lyoko form in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' seems to be based at least in part on that of a Geisha, altered into that of a [[Kunoichi]]. This is changed in the fourth season where Jeremie's upgrade makes her look more like a Ninja.
▲* Averted: Cio-Cio San in ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' may ''look'' like a geisha, but isn't: she still lives with her family (a geisha would live in a geisha house) and is getting married, which in real life geisha are not allowed to do unless they retire.
* The Penguin's two henchmen in ''[[The Batman]]'', called "the Kubuki Twins" by Batman, look like this at first. However, they quickly doff the kimonos to reveal skintight "catsuits" and sharp metal claws (retaining only the creepy noh-masks) halfway through their first appearance.
▲* Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo and Pitti-Sing are three Maiko (apprentice Geishas) from [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert and Sullivan's]] ''[[The Mikado]].'' The work is far from being accurate, and many productions play it [[Up to Eleven]], making these characters a pile of anachronisms and inaccuracies.
▲* In ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'', the number "Pretty Lady" is sung to a pretty Japanese girl whom the three sailors can't figure out if she's a geisha or not.
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