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  1. Nov 6, 2005 · Now director Rob Marshall, whose first big film was the 2002 musical Chicago, has made this fairy tale into an emotionally sumptuous love story. This intimate epic spans almost two decades, but...

  2. Jul 3, 2021 · No, ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ is not based on a true story. However, in saying that, the lead character of Chiyo Sakamoto, known as Sayuri Nitta, seems to be partly derived from a real-life former geisha named Mineko Iwasaki.

  3. Dec 16, 2023 · Rob Marshall, known for his work on the award-winning musical Chicago, skillfully brought the captivating story of Memoirs of a Geisha to life on the silver screen. The film stars Ziyi Zhang as the protagonist, Chiyo Sakamoto.

  4. “Geisha” will be directed by Rob Marshall, the Oscar-nominated director of “Chicago.” Marshall has long wanted to make this his next project, but was locked into a contract with Miramax Films,...

  5. Producers Douglas Wick (“Gladiator”) and Lucy Fisher, and director Rob Marshall (“Chicago”), say the casting was an exhaustive, meticulous process that considered acting ability, star power and...

  6. Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 American epic period drama film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by Robin Swicord from the 1997 novel of the same name by Arthur Golden.

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  8. Dec 9, 2005 · Based on the best seller by Arthur Golden, this lavishly appointed melodrama was directed by Rob Marshall, lately of "Chicago," and features the Chinese superstars Ziyi Zhang and Gong Li, and the...