Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)





Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Zhang Ziyi
Sayuri

Gong Li
Hatsumomo

Michelle Yeoh
Mameha

Ken Watanabe
Chairman

Suzuka Ohgo
Chiyo

Kaori Momoi
Mother

Koji Yakusho
Nobu

Youki Kudoh
Pumpkin

Togo Igawa
Tanaka

Mako
Sakamoto

Samantha Futerman
Satsu

Elizabeth Sung
Sakamoto's Wife

Thomas Ikeda
Mr. Bekku

Tsai Chin
Auntie

Zoe Weizenbaum
Young Pumpkin

David Okihiro
Shamisen Teacher

Miyako Tachibana
Dance Teacher

Kotoko Kawamura
Granny

Karl Yune
Koichi

Eugenia Yuan
Korin

Yōko Narahashi
Mameha's Maid

Kenneth Tsang
The General

Navia Nguyen
Izuko - Geisha in Green

Natsuo Tomita
Geisha in Lavender

Fumi Akutagawa
Yukimoto Teahouse Matron

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
The Baron

Koji Toyoda
Male Hairdresser

Rick Mali
Man in Grey Hat

Steve Terada
Boy on Bike

Laura Miro
Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer

Diane Mizota
Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer

Yasusuke Uike
Sumo Referee

Shûhei Mainoumi
Small Sumo Wrestler

Daisuke Dewaarashi
Large Sumo Wrestler

Ren Urano
Sumo Ring Announcer

Ace Yonamine
Sumo Wrestler

Anthony Begonia
Sumo Wrestler

Albert 'Sumo' Lee
Sumo Wrestler

Dino Rivera
Sumo Wrestler

Randall Duk Kim
Dr. Crab

Takayo Fischer
Tanizato Teahouse Owner

Asako Takasue
Tanizato Teahouse Matron

Clarissa Park
Dancer at Party

Nobu Matsuhisa
Kimono Artist

James Taku Leung
Kimono Factory Worker

Chad Cleven
Drunken G.I.

Richard J. Bell
Drunken G.I.

Cameron Duncan
Drunken G.I.

Faith Shin
Little Kiko

Brannon Bates
Military Police Officer

Ted Levine
Colonel Derricks

Paul Adelstein
Lieutenant Hutchins

Shizuko Hoshi
Sayuri Narration (voice)

Michelle Aguilar Camaya
Spring Festival Dancer

Janelle Dote
Spring Festival Dancer

Kim Hazel
Spring Festival Dancer

Ashia Meyers
Spring Festival Dancer

Hikari
Spring Festival Dancer

Shiho Miyazawa
Spring Festival Dancer

Minae Noji
Spring Festival Dancer

Mami Saito
Spring Festival Dancer

Shannon Abero
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Kiyoko Ando
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Miki Fujitani
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Chieko Hidaka
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Wendy Lam
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Kanako Miyamoto
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Brooke Miyasaki
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Nao Nojima
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Shelly Oto
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Nikki Tuazon
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Addie Yungmee
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Cassidy Adams
Student Dancer

Lena Ahn
Student Dancer

Allison Chan
Student Dancer

Deziree Del Rosario
Student Dancer

Emilie Endow
Student Dancer

Rosie Endow
Student Dancer

Hannah Hwang
Student Dancer

Emma Fusako Ishii
Student Dancer

Amy Saki Kawakami
Student Dancer

Stefani Lee
Student Dancer

Teanna Lee
Student Dancer

Melissa Morinishi
Student Dancer

Michelle Obi
Student Dancer

Kasey Okazaki
Student Dancer

Jacqueline Osaki
Student Dancer

Ayaka Oyama
Student Dancer

Jade Refuerzo
Student Dancer

La Na Shi
Student Dancer

Stacy Suzuki
Student Dancer

Miwa Tachibana
Student Dancer

Jordan Tambara
Student Dancer

Shaye Uyematsu
Student Dancer

Etsuo Hongo
Shamisen Musician

Tateo Takahashi
Shamisen Musician

Masakazu Yoshizawa
Shamisen Musician

Kazumi Aihara
The Baron's Guest (uncredited)

Jennie Baek
Geisha (uncredited)

Yuki Bird
Wealthy Guest (uncredited)

Michael Chen
Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)

Allen Dam
Spa Patron (uncredited)

Maggie Hai-Uyen
Guest of the Baron (uncredited)

James Huang
Spa Worker (uncredited)

Masa Kanome
Radio Caster (uncredited)

Branden Weslee Kong
Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)

Aurelie Kyinn
Wealthy Guest (uncredited)

Ruffy Landayan
Military Soldier (uncredited)

Teddy Lau
Noodle Chef (uncredited)

Stacey Lee
Maiko (uncredited)

Jon Liggett
Drunken G.I. (uncredited)

Julia Ling
Spring Festival Dancer (uncredited)

Jia Mae
Sexy Geisha (uncredited)

Tohoru Masamune
Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Danton Mew
Takamaya Towel Servant (uncredited)

Doug Ming
Fisherman (uncredited)

Ryan Moriarty
Teahouse Patron (uncredited)

Skye Nakamura
Teahouse Owner (uncredited)

Sophie Oda
Kimono Factory Worker (uncredited)

Ricky Pak
Spa Patron (uncredited)

Steffinnie Phrommany
Geisha (uncredited)

Catherine Kim Poon
Geisha (uncredited)

Osamu Saito
Chairman's servant Arima (uncredited)

Jasper Salon
Tea House Patron (uncredited)

Austin Michael Scott
Drunken G.I. (uncredited)

Cathy Shim
The Baron's Guest (uncredited)

Steve Sornbutnark
Attendee (uncredited)

Clara Soyoung
Hanamachi St. Geisha (uncredited)

Aaron Takahashi
Rickshaw Runner (uncredited)

Ray Tom
Spa Patron (uncredited)

Henry T. Yamada
Sumo Judge (uncredited)

Joseph Steven Yang
Spa Patron (uncredited)

Sam Arnold
American Military Officer (uncredited)

Steven Spielberg
Producer

Lucy Fisher
Producer

John Williams
Original Music Composer

Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Art Direction

Francine Maisler
Casting

Nina Henninger
Casting

John Myhre
Production Design

Dion Beebe
Director of Photography

Robin Swicord
Screenplay

Arthur Golden
Novel

Douglas Wick
Producer

Pietro Scalia
Editor

Rob Marshall
Director

Colleen Atwood
Costume Design

Yo-Yo Ma
Musician

Noriko Watanabe
Makeup Artist

Michiko Nishiwaki
Stunts

Tomas Voth
Art Direction

Eliza Coleman
Stunts
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Details.
Release DateDecember 6, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 26m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$85,000,000
Box Office$162,242,962
Filming LocationsSan Francisco, United States · Japan
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Memoirs of a Geisha, released in Japan as Sayuri, 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. It tells the story of a young Japanese girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her impoverished family to a geisha house (okiya) to support them by training as and eventually becoming a geisha under the pseudonym "Sayuri Nitta." The film centers around the sacrifices and hardship faced by pre-World War II geisha, and the challenges posed to geisha society by the war and a modernizing world. It stars Zhang Ziyi in the lead role, with Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, Suzuka Ohgo, and Samantha Futerman.
The film was produced by Steven Spielberg (through production companies Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures) and Douglas Wick (through Red Wagon Entertainment). Production was split between southern and northern California and a number of locations in Kyoto, including the Kiyomizu temple and the Fushimi Inari shrine. It was released as a limited release in the United States on December 9, 2005, and a wide release on December 23, 2005, by Sony Pictures Releasing (through Columbia Pictures).
The film garnered polarized reviews from critics worldwide and was moderately successful at the box office. It was also nominated for and won numerous awards, including nominations for six Academy Awards, and eventually won three: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. Zhang was also nominated the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. The acting, visuals, sets, costumes, and the musical score (composed by Spielberg's long-time collaborator John Williams) were praised, but the film was criticized for casting some non-Japanese actresses as Japanese women and for its style over substance approach.
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