"While promoting Memoirs of a Geisha in Japan, star Zhang Ziyi was presented with a gift of kimonos from a former geisha.

""IT is every actor?s dream to be recognised and appreciated for their work. For Zhang Ziyi, the highest accolades came not from a seasoned critic or a film aficionado, but a little old lady who is once a geisha.

According to the entertainment website Yahoo! Hong Kong, Zhang had, during a recent trip in Tokyo to promote her Hollywood feature Memoirs of a Geisha, received a parcel with an accompanying letter handed over by a Japanese journalist.

The sender, as the curious actress found out, was this Japanese woman who once worked as a geisha. The old lady had caught the trailer for Memoirs and was moved by the Chinese native?s intense and heartfelt portrayal of a beautiful geisha. She expected the movie to bring back fond memories of their geisha days for her and her friends.

Zhang, 26, was further touched when she found several lovely kimonos in the parcel, some of which were truly intricate and exquisite.

The lovingly preserved gift brought tears to Zhang?s eyes and she immediately wrote a thank-you note to the sender and invited her to attend the premiere of Memoirs in Tokyo. She also promised to wear one of the kimonos to the event.""

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