Memoirs Of A Geisha - 2005

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.



Language: English

Won 3 Oscars.



Ziyi Zhang ... Chiyo/Sayuri

Suzuka Ohgo ... Young Chiyo

Ken Watanabe ... The Chairman

Kôji Yakusho ... Nobu

Youki Kudoh ... Pumpkin

Li Gong ... Hatsumomo

Kaori Momoi ... Mother

Tsai Chin ... Auntie