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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 60,862 users
Metascore:
54/100
Reviews: 530 user | 221 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Nitta Sayuri reveals how she transcended her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Director:Rob Marshall |
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Sakamoto
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Satsu
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Sakamoto's Wife
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Thomas Ikeda | ... |
Mr. Bekku
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| Li Gong | ... |
Hatsumomo
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Tsai Chin | ... | |
| Kaori Momoi | ... | ||
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David Okihiro | ... |
Shamisen Teacher
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Miyako Tachibana | ... |
Dance Teacher
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Kotoko Kawamura | ... |
Granny
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Koichi
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| Eugenia Yuan | ... |
Korin
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Storyline
In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history. Written by dumpster_cakes
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Rated PG-13 for mature subject matter and some sexual content See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Memorias de una geisha See more »Box Office
Budget:
$85,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$682,504 (USA) (11 December 2005)Gross:
$157,749,686 (Worldwide) (17 April 2006)Company Credits
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Written by Utami Nanjo and Haruo Kurawaka
Performed by Yoshio Tabata
Courtesy of Teichiku Entertainment, Inc. See more »
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Trivia
Youki Kudoh, the actress who portrays the adult Pumpkin had to work with dialect coaches and re-learn how to speak with a Japanese accent as although in real life having been born in Japan, speaks with an American accent from living in the USA for a good portion of her life. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Mameha cuts Sayuri's leg, during the dialogue Sayuri has a red ribbon and a pink comb in her hair. The pink comb disappears and reappears throughout the shots. See more »Quotes
Nobu: [to Sayuri] Can't you see that I want you for myself? You have ruined me! Before we met I was a disciplined man.See more »
Soundtracks
"Plum Flower and a Soldier"Written by Utami Nanjo and Haruo Kurawaka
Performed by Yoshio Tabata
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