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What kind of responses came from the Chinese about the film Memoirs of a Geisha?
Memoirs of a Geisha received some hostile responses in Mainland China, including its banning by the People's Republic of China.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the film Memoirs of a Geisha's response from China besides being banned by the People's Republic of China?
Casting of Chinese actresses as geishas could rouse anti-Japan sentiment and stir up feelings over Japanese wartime actions in China, especially the use of Chinese women as sex slaves.
Why was casting Chinese actresses as geishas in the film Memoirs of a Geisha not well received?
Controversy arose in China because of the traditional geishas' relation to prostitution, and thus the connection with, and reminder of, comfort women being used in Japan at that time.

Question: Was it shown to the public?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the film Memoirs of a Geisha shown to the public of the People's Republic of China?