---
title: 'Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rob Marshall'
released: '2005-11-29'
runtime_minutes: 145
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/memoirs-of-a-geisha-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397535/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

2005 · PG-13 · 145 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 American epic period drama film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by Robin Swicord from the 1997 novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. It tells the story of a young Japanese girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her impoverished family to a geisha house to support them by training as and eventually becoming a geisha under the pseudonym "Sayuri Nitta". The film centers around the sacrifices and hardship faced by pre-World War II geisha, and the challenges posed to geisha society by the war and a modernizing world. It stars Zhang Ziyi in the lead role, with Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Youki Kudoh, Suzuka Ohgo, Samantha Futerman and Ken Watanabe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rob Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [Robin Swicord](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-swicord), [Akiva Goldsman](https://cinepixo.com/people/akiva-goldsman), [Arthur Golden](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-golden), [Doug Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-wright), [Ronald Bass](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-bass)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Roger Birnbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-birnbaum), [Douglas Wick](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-wick), [Gary Barber](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-barber), [Lucy Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-fisher)

## Cast

- [Youki Kudoh](https://cinepixo.com/people/youki-kudoh)
- [Ken Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-watanabe)
- [Zoe Weizenbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoe-weizenbaum)
- [Mako](https://cinepixo.com/people/mako)
- [Sophie Oda](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-oda)
- [Paul Adelstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-adelstein)
- [Navia Nguyen](https://cinepixo.com/people/navia-nguyen)
- [Eugenia Yuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenia-yuan)
- [Masakazu Yoshizawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/masakazu-yoshizawa)
- [Gong Li](https://cinepixo.com/people/gong-li)
- [Kōji Yakusho](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-yakusho)
- [Zhang Ziyi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-ziyi)
- [Yōko Narahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoko-narahashi)
- [Ted Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-levine)
- [Cathy Shim](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-shim)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/memoirs-of-a-geisha-2005
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