Memoirs of a Geisha
A story like mine has never been told.
PG-13 2005 · 146 min · ★ 7.6 (3K) · Drama, Romance, History
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Directed by Rob Marshall · Written by Robin Swicord
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Zhang Ziyi Sayuri -
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Michelle Yeoh Mameha -
Ken Watanabe Chairman -
Suzuka Ohgo Chiyo -
Kaori Momoi Mother -
Koji Yakusho Nobu -
Youki Kudoh Pumpkin -
Togo Igawa Tanaka -
Mako Sakamoto -
Samantha Futerman Satsu -
Elizabeth Sung Sakamoto's Wife
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