"MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA" PREMIERE

Japanese actor Ken Watanabe, a cast member in the romantic drama motion picture "Memoirs of a Geisha" arrives for the premiere of the film at the Kodak Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California December 4, 2005. The movie is based on the novel by Arthur Golden and tells the story of a Japanese child (Zhang) who goes from working as a maid in a geisha house to becoming the legendary geisha Sayuri. The movie opens in the U.S. December 9. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)