Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

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Studio: DreamWorks

Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Dec 16, 2005

Running Time: 144 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi, Tsai Chin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Suzuka Ohgo, Gong Li

director: Rob Marshall

Memoirs Of A Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri. Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man beyond her reach.

PETER TRAVERS - December 1, 2005

Rob Marshall's fluent film of Arthur Golden's 1997 best seller puts new luster on the word "gorgeous." In telling the story of Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), the geisha who wowed Japan in the years before World War II, Marshall, cinematographer Dion Beebe and costume designer Colleen Atwood sweep you off to a rapturous secret world where you'll swear you can feel the texture of a kimono and the heat of a blush on a young girl's cheek. After the hyper pacing of Marshall's Oscar-winning Chicago, his style…

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An epic romantic period piece with deeply felt performances, beautiful costumes and exquisitely framed sets, Memoirs of a Geisha pretty much defines the phrase ''Oscar contender.''

Story

Based on the best-selling novel by Arthur Golden, Geisha guides us into this fascinating Japanese subculture. Set in the late 1920s, the story begins with 9-year-old Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) being forced to leave her family and work in a geisha house. Although strikingly beautiful with slate blue eyes, Chiyo has no…

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