Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

7.2	Listal rating
7.2	IMDB rating

Directed by

Rob Marshall

Starring (View all)

Chiyo

Tanaka

Sakamoto

Satsu

Sakamoto's Wife

Mr. Bekku

Hatsumomo

Auntie

Written by

Robin Swicord

(screenplay)

Arthur Golden

(book)

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Geisha is an artist of the floating World.

3 years, 4 months ago at Jan 23 13:19

AgentLexi

9 votes

''She paints her face to hide her face. Her eyes are deep water. It is not for Geisha to want. It is not for geisha to feel. Geisha is an artist of the floating world. She dances, she sings. She entertains you, whatever you want. The rest is shadows, the rest is secret.''

Nitta Sayuri reveals how she transcended her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated gei... read more

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1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 12 12:03

Besoaria

9 votes

Some actors are good, nice cinematography, romantic story - but full of historical errors, especially in the costumes, make up and hairstyles - mistakes even me, only a Finnish geisha and kimono enthusiastic like me, notices immediately, and probably every Japanese person. The geishas in this movie not wearing kimonos and traditional wareshinobu and katsura hairstyles accordingly to their position... read more

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1 year ago at May 15 10:25

headbreaker

9 votes

I'm pretty disappointed to this movie cause i loved the book. Especially the fact that all actors are speaking bad English. It took the all exoticism away and it was pretty painful to listen to. (Even i know that the director is American.)I wish that spoken language could be Japanese but there was other failed things too. I don't mean that the movie should be the same as the book but the screenpla... read more

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Description: In Japan of the 20´s, the nine years old Chyio and her sister Satsu are sold by her fisherman father to a Geisha house in Miyako. Satsu is not accepted in the house and is sent to a brothel, and along the years, Satsu escapes from he brothel where she lived and the rebel Chyio is left alone, becoming a slave of a geisha. However, six ... (more)

Release date : 23 December 2005

Drama (43), Romance (34), Japan (24), Geisha (18), 2005 (14), Historical (13), 2000s (12), (10), Based On Novel (10), WWII (6), Japanese (6), Prostitution (6), Based On Book (5), Rivalry (5), Betrayal (4), Book Adaptation (4), Jealousy (4), World War II (3), Loss Of Parents (2), War (2)

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"1. Sayuri's Theme 2. The Journey to the Hanamachi 3. Going to School 4. Brush on Silk 5. Chiyo's Prayer 6. Becoming a Geisha 7. Finding Satsu 8. The Chairman's Waltz 9. The Rooftops of the Hanamachi 10. The Garden Meeting 11. Dr. Crab's Prize 12. Destiny's Path 13. A New Name... A New Life 14. The Fire Scene and the Coming of War 15. As the Water... 16. Confluence 17. A Dream Discarded 18. Sayuri's Theme and End Credits "