Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
- Starring:
- Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, (more)
- Director(s):
- Rob Marshall
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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This film, based on the novel by Arthur Golden, unfolds from the perspective of Chiyo (Zhang Ziyi), a girl who, at the age of nine, is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto in the early 1930s. Here, she learns that becoming a geisha can be the single path to wealth and independence for a woman. The head geisha of her house, however, Hatsumomo (Gong Li), is bitterly jealous of Chiyo and abuses her at every opportunity. Eventually Chiyo is taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's rival, Mameha (Michelle Yeoh), by far the most famous and successful geisha in their district. Under Mameha's tutelage, Chiyo becomes Sayuri, the most legendary geisha in the nation, skilled in all areas, from conversation to dance, and sought after by seemingly every man alive...except for the one whom she has secretly longed for since she began her training, The Chairman (Ken Watanabe) -- a man who showed her kindness at a time when her view of the world had turned the most bleak. Now as World War II approaches, Japan stands at the brink of a new era and Sayuri must confront the possibility that history will leave all that she has worked for behind. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 145 mins
Complete Cast:
- Zhang Ziyi - Sayuri
- Michelle Yeoh - Mameha
- Youki Kudoh - Pumpkin
- Tsai Chin - Auntie
- Suzuka Ohgo - Chiyo
- Randall Duk Kim - Dr. Crab
- Kenneth Tsang - The General
- Zoë Weizenbaum - Young Pumpkin
- Ken Watanabe - The Chairman
- Koji Yakusho - Nobu
- Kaori Momoi - Mother
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - The Baron
- Gong Li - Hatsumomo
- Mako - Sakamoto
- Thomas Ikeda - Mr. Bekku
- Shizuko Hoshi - Sayuri Narrator
- Director(s):
- Rob Marshall
- Writer(s):
- Robin Swicord
- Producer(s):
- Lucy Fisher, Doug Wick, Steven Spielberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Children in Peril, Mild Violence, Sexual Situations)
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- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - American Society of Cinematographers - Best Cinematography
- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Film Music
- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Costume Design
- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography
- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Score
- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Score
- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Best Costume Design
