Tokyo Bordello

This very mildly erotic tale of the lives of geishas in the early 1900s Japan seems to have been entirely forgotten now, which at first glance is odd, since the production values, period detail and acting are all excellent. I guess the story itself is the fault, in that it never really grips or ends up saying anything meaningful or memorable, and so the final product ends up little more than a tame and disappointing soap opera, though one photographed as beautifully as any lavish historical epic.