Memoirs of a Geisha The story of eels and caves is that men are eels, women are caves, and eels naturally like to drill holes. The metaphor of eels and caves in Memoirs of a Geisha vividly restored the geisha industry, and it was also the sex education of an art gallery aunt to Yuriko. Memoirs of a Geisha is a love movie directed by the United States and starred by actors from China.