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The film centers around the sacrifices and hardship faced by pre- World War II geisha, and the challenges posed by the war and a modernizing world to geisha society. It stars Zhang Ziyi in the lead role, with Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, Suzuka Ohgo, and Samantha Futerman .
Dec 23, 2005 · Memoirs of a Geisha: Directed by Rob Marshall. With Suzuka Ohgo, Togo Igawa, Mako, Samantha Futerman. The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
- (161K)
- Drama, Romance
- Rob Marshall
- 2005-12-23
In the 1920s, 9-year-old Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) gets sold to a geisha house. There, she is forced into servitude, receiving nothing in return until the house's ruling hierarchy determines if she is...
- (166)
- Rob Marshall
- PG-13
- Zhang Ziyi
The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and working as a geisha in Kyoto, Japan, before, during and after World War II . In 2005, a film adaptation was released, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Zhang Ziyi in the lead role.
The film, set in Japan during the Showa Era, tells the story of Chiyo Sakamoto (Suzuka Ohgo as a child and by Zhang Ziyi as an adult), a poor, young Japanese girl who has been sold along with her older sister Satsu into a life of servitude by her parents when she is nine years old.
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dec 15, 2005 · The house is run by Mother (Kaori Momoi), and its ruling geisha is Hatsumomo (Gong Li). Chiyo quickly becomes best friends with Pumpkin ( Youki Kudoh ), a girl about her age, and they are raised by the house under a strict discipline that trains them for a lifetime of flattering wealthy men.
