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Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

A story like mine has never been told.

20057.62h 26m

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.

Directed by Rob Marshall
Written by Robin Swicord, Arthur Golden
Produced by Lucy Fisher, Steven Spielberg, Douglas Wick
Box OfficeBudget: $85.0MRevenue: $162.2M

Top Cast

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Sayuri

Gong Li

Gong Li

Hatsumomo

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Mameha

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Le président

Suzuka Ohgo

Suzuka Ohgo

Chiyo

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

La mère

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Nobu

Youki Kudoh

Youki Kudoh

Pumpkin

Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

Tanaka

Mako

Mako

Sakamoto

Themes & Keywords

secret lovejapanprostitutesibling relationshipgeishabrothelmentorworld war iiloss of virginityperiod dramabitingkimonosumokyoto, japan1920s1940s1930sdesperatelovingstudent mentor relationshiploss of sisterloss of parentsadmiringappreciativeauthoritariandisrespectful

About Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha is a drama, romance, history film released in 2005 exploring themes of secret love, japan, prostitute, sibling relationship, geisha, brothel. Directed by Rob Marshall, it stars Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh. 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.

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