2005   USA, Japan Memoirs of a Geisha
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Director:Rob Marshall
Studio:Sony Pictures
Writer:Robin Swicord, Arthur Golden
IMDb Rating:7.1 (46,612 votes)
Awards:Won 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 28 nominations
Genre:Drama
Duration:145 min
Languages:English, Japanese, French
IMDb:0397535
Amazon:B000TGJ808
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Rob Marshall  ...  (Director)
Robin Swicord, Arthur Golden  ...  (Writer)
 
Zhang Ziyi  ...  Sayuri
Gong Li  ...  Hatsumomo
Michelle Yeoh  ...  Mameha
Youki Kudoh  ...  Pumpkin
Suzuka Ohgo  ...  Chiyo
Togo Igawa  ...  Tanaka
Mako  ...  Sakamoto
Samantha Futerman  ...  Satsu
Zoe Weizenbaum  ...  Young Pumpkin
Thomas Ikeda  ...  Mr. Bekku
Elizabeth Sung  ...  Sakamoto's Wife
Eugenia Yuan  ...  Korin
Karl Yune  ...  Koichi
Ken Watanabe  ...  Chairman
Koji Yakusho  ...  
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa  ...  
Kaori Momoi  ...  Mother
Navia Nguyen  ...  
Li Gong  ...  Hatsumomo
Tsai Chin  ...  Auntie
David Okihiro  ...  Shamisen Teacher
Miyako Tachibana  ...  Dance Teacher
Kotoko Kawamura  ...  Granny
John Williams  ...  Composer
Dion Beebe  ...  Cinematographer
Pietro Scalia  ...  Editor
Summary: In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history.


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