Memoirs of a Geisha
The tale of an extraordinary geisha in the life of Japan's war and struggle to survive.
Taken when she was a child, sold to a house who raises and trains girls to become geisha. In return for the up bringing geishas bring in the money for the house.
The kindness of a stranger turns her life around and she decides that she will become the best geisha in all of Japan and one day find him.
To my extreme delight this was made into a film in 
2005.
