Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

12A
13/01/2006 (GB)
Drama, Romance, History
2h 26m

A story like mine has never been told.

Overview

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

  • Rob MarshallDirector
  • Robin SwicordScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $85,000,000

  • Revenue

    $162,242,962

Keywords

  • secret love
  • japan
  • prostitute
  • sibling relationship
  • geisha
  • brothel
  • mentor
  • world war ii
  • loss of virginity
  • period drama
  • biting
  • kimono
  • sumo
  • kyoto, japan
  • 1920s
  • 1940s
  • 1930s
  • desperate
  • loving
  • student mentor relationship
  • loss of sister
  • loss of parents
  • admiring
  • appreciative
  • authoritarian
  • disrespectful

Top Billed Cast

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Sayuri

Gong Li

Gong Li

Hatsumomo

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Mameha

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Chairman

Suzuka Ohgo

Suzuka Ohgo

Chiyo

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Mother

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Nobu

Youki Kudoh

Youki Kudoh

Pumpkin

Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

Tanaka

Mako

Mako

Sakamoto

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