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Based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha is a sweeping romantic epic set in a mysterious and exotic world that still casts a potent spell today. The story begins in the years before WWII when a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.



Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Released: 23 Dec 2005
Runtime: 145 min
Rated: PG-13
Director: Rob Marshall
Writer(s): Robin Swicord (screenplay), Arthur Golden (book)
Actors: Suzuka Ohgo, Togo Igawa, Mako, Samantha Futerman
Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 36 nominations.
IMDB Ratings: 7.3



Plot: 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.