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Director: |
Rob Marshall |
Writer: |
Ron Bass, Akiva Goldsman, Robin Swicord, Doug Wright |
Starring: |
Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh |
Released: |
January 19, 2006 |
Rating: |
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Runtime: |
145 minutes
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Story: |
Based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden, "Memoirs of a Geisha" is a
sweeping romantic epic set in a mysterious and exotic world that still casts a potent spell
today. The story begins in the years before WWII when a penniless Japanese child is torn
from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly
breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang). Beautiful
and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her
secret love for the one man who is out of her reach (Ken Watanabe). Nine-year old Chiyo, a
poor fisherman's daughter, is taken from her family and sold to a geisha house. From her
start as a common household maid, she blossoms into one of Kyoto's most renowned geishas,
surviving the envy and treachery of the competition.
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Cast: |
Ziyi Zhang
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Sayuri |
Ken Watanabe
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Chairman |
Michelle Yeoh
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Mameha |
Youki Kudoh
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Pumpkin |
Suzuka Ohgo
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Chiyo |
Togo Igawa
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Tanaka |
Mako
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Sakamoto |
Samantha Futerman
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Satsu |
Elizabeth Sung
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Sakamoto's Wife |
Thomas Ikeda
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Mr. Bekku |
Li Gong
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Hatsumomo |
Tsai Chin
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Auntie |
Kaori Momoi
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Mother |
Zoe Weizenbaum
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Young Pumpkin |
David Okihiro
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Shamisen Teacher |
Miyako Tachibana
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Dance Teacher |
Kotoko Kawamura
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Granny |
Karl Yune
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Koichi |
Eugenia Yuan
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Korin |
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