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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 60,533 users
Metascore:
54/100
Reviews: 529 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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Hatsumomo
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Tsai Chin | ... | |
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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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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 Kinko Kurosawa
Performed by Tajima Tadashi
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Trivia
It took a lot of negotiating to get Rob Marshall to direct this film. Since he directed the hit film Chicago for Miramax, he owed his next film to them. This is a DreamWorks film. It was only because Miramax and DreamWorks have a long history of borrowing talent from each other that they were able to work out a deal. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Sayuri discusses the conversation between Dr. Crab and Hatsumomo with Pumpkin, Pumpkin says 'I sat outside the door, but I could still hear them,' then later in the description she says 'Then the Doctor looked queasy, like he didn't want to hear any more.' If Pumpkin was sitting outside the door, she couldn't have seen the Doctor's face. See more »Quotes
Sayuri Nitta: 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.See more »
Soundtracks
"Shika No Tone (Distant Calls of Deer)"Written by Kinko Kurosawa
Performed by Tajima Tadashi
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