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Directed by | |||
| Rob Marshall | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Robin Swicord | (screenplay) | |
| Arthur Golden | (book) | |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
 | Suzuka Ohgo | ... | Chiyo |
 | Togo Igawa | ... | Tanaka |
 | Mako | ... | Sakamoto |
| Samantha Futerman | ... | Satsu |
 | Elizabeth Sung | ... | Sakamoto's Wife |
| Thomas Ikeda | ... | Mr. Bekku |
| Li Gong | ... | Hatsumomo (as Gong Li) |
| Tsai Chin | ... | Auntie |
| Kaori Momoi | ... | Mother |
 | Zoe Weizenbaum | ... | Young Pumpkin |
| David Okihiro | ... | Shamisen Teacher |
| Miyako Tachibana | ... | Dance Teacher |
| Kotoko Kawamura | ... | Granny |
 | Karl Yune | ... | Koichi |
 | Eugenia Yuan | ... | Korin |
| Yôko Narahashi | ... | Mameha's Maid (as Yoko Narahashi) |
 | Michelle Yeoh | ... | Mameha |
 | Kenneth Tsang | ... | The General |
 | Ken Watanabe | ... | Chairman |
| Navia Nguyen | ... | Izuko - Geisha in Green |
 | Natsuo Tomita | ... | Geisha in Lavender |
| Youki Kudoh | ... | Pumpkin |
 | Ziyi Zhang | ... | Sayuri |
| 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 |
| Shuuhei Mainoumi | ... | Small Sumo Wrestler (as Shuhei Mainoumi) |
| Daisuke Dewaarashi | ... | Large Sumo Wrestler |
| Kôji Yakusho | ... | Nobu (as Koji Yakusho) |
| 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 (as Nobuyuki Matsuhisa) |
| Jim 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 |
| Kiyoka Miyazaki | ... | 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 Fujita | ... | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Chieko Hidaka | ... | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Wendy Lam | ... | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Kana 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 |
| Celena 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 |
| Meng 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 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Yuki Bird | ... | Wealthy Guest (uncredited) |
 | Michael Chen | ... | Rickshaw Driver (uncredited) |
 | James Huang | ... | Spa Worker (uncredited) |
 | Eiji Inoue | ... | (uncredited) |
| Masa Kanome | ... | Radio Caster (uncredited) |
 | Branden Weslee Kong | ... | Rickshaw Driver (uncredited) |
| Teddy Lau | ... | Noodle Chef (uncredited) |
| Stacey Lee | ... | Maiko (uncredited) |
 | Jon Liggett | ... | Drunken G.I. (uncredited) |
 | Tohoru Masamune | ... | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
 | Danton Mew | ... | Takamaya Towel Servant (uncredited) |
| Ryan Moriarty | ... | Teahouse Patron (uncredited) |
 | Tam Nguyen | ... | Maiko (uncredited) |
 | Ricky Pak | ... | Spa Patron (uncredited) |
 | Jia Perlich | ... | Sexy Geisha (uncredited) |
 | Cathy Shim | ... | The Baron's Guest (uncredited) |
| Henry T. Yamada | ... | Sumo Judge (uncredited) |
 | Joseph Steven Yang | ... | Spa Patron (uncredited) |
Produced by | |||
| Gary Barber | .... | executive producer | |
| Roger Birnbaum | .... | executive producer | |
| Bobby Cohen | .... | executive producer | |
| John DeLuca | .... | co-producer | |
| Lucy Fisher | .... | producer | |
| Steven Spielberg | .... | producer | |
| Patricia Whitcher | .... | executive producer | |
| Douglas Wick | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Williams | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Dion Beebe | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Pietro Scalia | |||
Casting by | |||
| Francine Maisler | |||
| Nina Henninger | (uncredited) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| John Myhre | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Gretchen Rau | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Colleen Atwood | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Trish Almeida | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Kate Biscoe | .... | department head makeup | |
| Miia Kovero | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Todd McIntosh | .... | key makeup artist (as Todd A. McIntosh) | |
| Ben Nye Jr. | .... | special effects makeup artist | |
| Lyndell Quiyou | .... | hair designer | |
| Miho Suzuki | .... | hair stylist: Japan | |
| Miho Suzuki | .... | makeup artist: Japan | |
| Christien Tinsley | .... | prosthetic makeup | |
| Kelvin R. Trahan | .... | department head hair | |
| Noriko Watanabe | .... | makeup designer | |
| Victoria Wood | .... | wig maker | |
| Marc Boyle | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Katrina Chevalier | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| David DeLeon | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Hitomi Golba | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Connie Grayson | .... | contact lens technician (uncredited) | |
| Pilar Harlow | .... | contact lens technician (uncredited) | |
| Teressa Hill | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| David Larson | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Opitz | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Cristina Patterson Ceret | .... | contact lens coordinator/painter (uncredited) | |
| Raissa Patton | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Yoichi Art Sakamoto | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Robin Slater | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Michele Tyminski | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Terrie Velasquez | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| John DeLuca | .... | second unit director | |
| Emi Fukuda | .... | second assistant director: Japan | |
| Eric Heffron | .... | first assistant director (as Eric N. Heffron) | |
| Michael J. Moore | .... | second assistant director | |
| David K. Riebel | .... | second second assistant director (as David Riebel) | |
| Yusuke Takeda | .... | second assistant director: Japan | |
| Marvin Williams | .... | second second assistant director: Northern California (as Marvin J. Williams Jr.) | |
| Anne Carroll | .... | additional second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Grace Liu | .... | second assistant director: San Francisco (uncredited) | |
| Ellen Rosentreter | .... | day player additional second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Greg Berry | .... | assistant art director | |
| Steve Brennan | .... | on-set dresser (as Steven Brennan) | |
| J.C. Brown | .... | graphic designer | |
| John Carroll | .... | construction foreman | |
| Patrick Cassidy | .... | leadman | |
| Clete Cetrone | .... | construction foreman | |
| William Rob Chalk | .... | on-set dresser (as William R. Chalk) | |
| Fred Defoe | .... | construction foreman (as Fred Deyoe) | |
| Jann K. Engel | .... | set designer (as Jann Engel) | |
| Robert Fechtman | .... | set designer | |
| Emily Ferry | .... | property master | |
| Elizabeth Flaherty | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Shogo Fujii | .... | property master: Japan | |
| Darek Gogol | .... | illustrator | |
| Michael E. Goldman | .... | assistant art director: Northern California (as Michael Goldman) | |
| Donnie Grant | .... | stand-by painter | |
| John Guliano | .... | construction foreman (as John J. Giuliano) | |
| John Hoskins | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Luis G. Hoyos | .... | set designer (as Luis Hoyos) | |
| Makoto Ibuki | .... | set decorator: Japan | |
| Stuart John | .... | construction foreman (as Henry S. John) | |
| Robert Lambert | .... | general construction foreman | |
| Dwight Lowell | .... | construction foreman (as Dwight T. Lowell) | |
| Yasuyuki Ogawa | .... | set decorator: Japan | |
| Dan Ondrejko | .... | greens foreman (as Daniel L. Ondrejko) | |
| Edmond Scott Ratliff | .... | assistant props (as Scott Ratliff) | |
| Brian Rock | .... | labor foreman (as Brian J. Rock) | |
| Rich Romig | .... | set designer | |
| Jerry Sargent | .... | propmaker foreman (as Jerry L. Sargent) | |
| Maya Shimoguchi | .... | set designer | |
| Kazuo Tashima | .... | art director: Japan | |
| Joy Taylor | .... | assistant property master | |
| Jeffrey Thomas | .... | stand-by greensman | |
| Lisa Vasconcellos | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Tomas Voth | .... | supervising art director | |
| Tim Wessling | .... | construction foreman: Northern California | |
| Greg Wilkinson | .... | assistant props | |
| Clyde Zimmerman | .... | paint supervisor | |
| Greg Aronowitz | .... | conceptual model maker (uncredited) | |
| Richard J. Bell | .... | greens foreman (uncredited) | |
| Craig Bernatzke | .... | propmaker gangboss (uncredited) | |
| James W. Boyce | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Adam Braid | .... | buyer (uncredited) | |
| Vincent D'Aquino | .... | greens foreman (uncredited) | |
| Michael P. Finnegan | .... | tool technician (uncredited) | |
| Chad S. Frey | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
| J. Bryan Holloway | .... | sculptor (uncredited) | |
| Bob Huffman | .... | propmaker (uncredited) | |
| Travis Huffman | .... | propmaker foreman (uncredited) | |
| Scott Johnson | .... | art department assistant (uncredited) | |
| Kent Jones | .... | paint foremen (uncredited) | |
| Michele Maria Kitagawa | .... | art department production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Richard Lambert | .... | gang boss: set (uncredited) | |
| Michael Marcus | .... | graphic artist (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Markwith | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
| Masako Masuda | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
| Chet Maxwell | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Doni McMillan | .... | gangboss (uncredited) | |
| Robert Misetich | .... | set paint foreman (uncredited) | |
| John S. Ogden | .... | propmaker (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Richter | .... | carpenter (uncredited) | |
| Liza Rudolph | .... | assistant set decorator (uncredited) | |
| Tommy Samona | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Hugo Santiago | .... | leadman set designer (uncredited) | |
| Patte Strong-Lord | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
| Tom Talley | .... | location foreman (uncredited) | |
| Mark Warren | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Tracey Wilson | .... | storyboard artist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Scott R. Fisher | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Jay King | .... | special effects technician (as Jay B. King) | |
| Jim Rollins | .... | special effects foreman (as James S. Rollins) | |
| Leo Leoncio Solis | .... | special effects technician (as Leo Solis) | |
| Scot Erb | .... | assistant model maker (uncredited) | |
| Ian O'Connor | .... | special effects supervisor: title sequence (uncredited) | |
| Arthur G. Schlosser | .... | snow effects technician (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Brian Battles | .... | compositor: Digital Backlot | |
| Danny Braet | .... | digital effects supervisor: CafeFX | |
| Lee Carlton | .... | digital effects artist: CafeFX | |
| Matthew Collorafice | .... | digital artist: CafeFX (as Matt Collorafice) | |
| Steve Dellerson | .... | visual effects producer: Cafe FX | |
| Thomas F. Ford IV | .... | production support: Digital Backlot (as Tom Ford) | |
| Julia Frey | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Jeff Goldman | .... | digital artist: CafeFX | |
| Paul Graff | .... | compositing supervisor | |
| Diana Hinek | .... | rotoscope: Digital Backlot | |
| Elizabeth Hirsch | .... | production manager: Digital Backlot | |
| Josh McGuire | .... | digital artist: CafeFX (as Josh McGwire) | |
| Dan Naulin | .... | digital artist: CafeFX (as Daniel Naulin) | |
| Bryant Reif | .... | digital effects supervisor: CafeFX | |
| Robert Stromberg | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Adam Watkins | .... | 3D lead: Digital Backlot | |
| Jeff Barnes | .... | production executive: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Matthew Collorafice | .... | compositor (uncredited) | |
| David Ebner | .... | digital effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Vicki Galloway-Weimer | .... | visual effects executive producer: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Scott Gregory | .... | digital film colorist (uncredited) | |
| Diana Hinek | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| David Hochstadter | .... | digital artist: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Steve Hutchins | .... | rotoscope artist (uncredited) | |
| Derek Krauss | .... | digital paint and rotoscope artist (uncredited) | |
| Votch Levi | .... | digital compositor: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Lap Van Luu | .... | IT support: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Lap Van Luu | .... | data I/O: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Brandon MacDougall | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Ed Mendez | .... | digital compositor: CafeFx (uncredited) | |
| Toby Newell | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Brian Openshaw | .... | render manager (uncredited) | |
| Ruben Rodas | .... | paint/roto artist: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Wilson Tang | .... | digital restoration (uncredited) | |
| Danny Torres | .... | systems administrator (uncredited) | |
| O.D. Welch | .... | production executive: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Radost Yonkova | .... | digital artist: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| George Cheung | .... | stunts | |
| Phil Chong | .... | stunts | |
| Doug Coleman | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Eliza Coleman | .... | stunts | |
| Craig H. Davidson | .... | stunts (as Craig Davidson) | |
| Scott Davis | .... | stunts | |
| Jonathan Eusebio | .... | stunts | |
| Roel Failma | .... | stunts | |
| Mickey Giacomazzi | .... | stunts | |
| Hannah Ha Joo | .... | stunts | |
| Amy Saki Kawakami | .... | stunts | |
| Brian L. Keaulana | .... | stunts (as Brian Keaulana) | |
| Jon W. Kishi | .... | stunts (as Jon Kishi) | |
| Hiro Koda | .... | stunts | |
| Will Leong | .... | stunts | |
| Ming Liu | .... | stunts (as Ming Qiu) | |
| Joey Nawa | .... | stunts | |
| Michiko Nishiwaki | .... | stunts | |
| Jen Sung Outerbridge | .... | stunts | |
| Chris Palermo | .... | stunts | |
| Simon Rhee | .... | stunts | |
| Larry Rippenkroeger | .... | stunts | |
| Allen Robinson | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Philip Tan | .... | stunts | |
| Marise Wong | .... | stunts | |
| Boni Yanagisawa | .... | stunts | |
| Andy Arness | .... | precision driver (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Giacomazzi | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| James D. Weston II | .... | precision driver (uncredited) | |