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Narrator:The winter I turned fifteen I saw the chairman again, but that wasn't the only surprise fate brought me that season. Along with the snow came a most unexpected visitor.Mother:Why is she here? Chiyo, Chiyo, open the gate!Mameha:Now that your beloved granny has gone you have no need for a maid.Mother:I would never question the great Mameha, but you could choose anyone in the Hanamachi.Mameha:You flatter me, truly.Mother:I would give you my pumpkin if she weren't already tied to Hatsumomo.Mameha:Please I would never dream of askingMother:Besides, I can always sell Chiyo to Mrs. Tetsuyo.Mameha:With your eye for beauty and nose for talent,surely you can see what a terrible waste that would be.Mother:If you were not the kind hearted Geisha I know you to be, then I might think that you werescheming against Hatsumomo.Mameha:Then I'm grateful Mrs. Nita that you don't have a suspicious mind.Mother:Perhaps you can pique my interest with... your offer.Mameha:I will cover Chiyo's schooling, all her expenses, until after her debut.Mother:Now I am confident that you are teasing.Mameha:I could not be more sincere. If Chiyo has not repaid her debt within six months after her debut.Mother: Impossible, too little time!Mameha:Then I will pay you twice over.Mother:What...? No Geisha could ever...Mameha:And I am certain you will not object to one trivial condition.Mother:Uh yes...?Mameha:If Chiyo erases her debt in the time allowed, You will not have any part in her future earnings.Mother
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The winter I turned 15 I saw the Chairman again
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But that wasn't the only surprise fate brought me that season
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Along with the snow came a most unexpected visitor
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Why is she here
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Chiyo Chiyo
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Open the gate
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Now that your beloved Granny is gone
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you'll have no need for a maid
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I would never question the great Mameha
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but you could choose anyone in the hanamachi
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You flatter me truly
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I'd give you my Pumpkin if she were not already tied to Hatsumomo
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Please I would never dream of asking
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Besides I could always sell Chiyo to Mrs Tatsuyo
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With your eye for beauty and nose for talent
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surely you can see what a terrible waste that would be
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If you were not the kind hearted geisha I know you to be
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then I might think you were scheming against Hatsumomo
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Then I'm grateful Mrs Nitta that you don't have a suspicious mind
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Perhaps you can pique my interest with
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Yes
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your offer
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I will cover Chiyo's schooling all her expenses
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till after her debut
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Now I am confident you are teasing
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I could not be more sincere
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If Chiyo hasn't repaid her debt within six months after her debut
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Impossible Too little time
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Then I will pay you twice over
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What
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No geisha could ever
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I am certain you will not object to one trivial condition
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Yes
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If Chiyo erases her debt in the time allowed
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you will have no part in her future earnings
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Movie Summary
A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
