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Memoirs of a Geisha
A story like mine has never been told.
2005 | 146m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Rob Marshall |
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| Writer: | Arthur Golden, Robin Swicord |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 06, 2005 |
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| Director: | Rob Marshall |
| Writer: | Arthur Golden, Robin Swicord |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | japan, mentor, brothel, geisha, secret love, loss of virginity, biting, kimono, sumo, kyoto, japan, 1920s, desperate, loving, student mentor relationship, loss of sister, loss of parents, admiring, appreciative, authoritarian, disrespectful |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Spyglass Entertainment, Red Wagon Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $162,242,962
Budget: $85,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Zhang Ziyi | Sayuri |
| Gong Li | Hatsumomo |
| 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 |
| Thomas Ikeda | Mr. Bekku |
| Tsai Chin | Auntie |
| Zoe Weizenbaum | Young Pumpkin |
| David Okihiro | Shamisen Teacher |
| Miyako Tachibana | Dance Teacher |
| Kotoko Kawamura | Granny |
| Karl Yune | Koichi |
| Eugenia Yuan | Korin |
| Yōko Narahashi | Mameha's Maid |
| Kenneth Tsang | The General |
| Navia Nguyen | Izuko - Geisha in Green |
| Natsuo Tomita | Geisha in Lavender |
| Fumi Akutagawa | Yukimoto Teahouse Matron |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | The Baron |
| Koji Toyoda | Male Hairdresser |
| Rick Mali | Man in Grey Hat |
| Steve Terada | Boy on Bike |
| Laura Miro | Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer |
| Diane Mizota | Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer |
| Yasusuke Uike | Sumo Referee |
| Shûhei Mainoumi | Small Sumo Wrestler |
| Daisuke Dewaarashi | Large Sumo Wrestler |
| Ren Urano | Sumo Ring Announcer |
| Ace Yonamine | Sumo Wrestler |
| Anthony Begonia | Sumo Wrestler |
| Albert 'Sumo' Lee | Sumo Wrestler |
| Dino Rivera | Sumo Wrestler |
| Randall Duk Kim | Dr. Crab |
| Takayo Fischer | Tanizato Teahouse Owner |
| Asako Takasue | Tanizato Teahouse Matron |
| Clarissa Park | Dancer at Party |
| Nobu Matsuhisa | Kimono Artist |
| James Taku Leung | Kimono Factory Worker |
| Chad Cleven | Drunken G.I. |
| Richard J. Bell | Drunken G.I. |
| Cameron Duncan | Drunken G.I. |
| Faith Shin | Little Kiko |
| Brannon Bates | Military Police Officer |
| Ted Levine | Colonel Derricks |
| Paul Adelstein | Lieutenant Hutchins |
| Shizuko Hoshi | Sayuri Narration (voice) |
| Michelle Aguilar Camaya | Spring Festival Dancer |
| Janelle Dote | Spring Festival Dancer |
| Kim Hazel | Spring Festival Dancer |
| Ashia Meyers | Spring Festival Dancer |
| HIKARI | Spring Festival Dancer |
| Shiho Miyazawa | Spring Festival Dancer |
| Minae Noji | Spring Festival Dancer |
| Mami Saito | Spring Festival Dancer |
| Shannon Abero | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Kiyoko Ando | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Miki Fujitani | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Chieko Hidaka | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Wendy Lam | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Kana Miyamoto | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Brooke Miyasaki | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Nao Nojima | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Shelly Oto | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Nikki Tuazon | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Addie Yungmee | Festival Rehearsal Dancer |
| Cassidy Adams | Student Dancer |
| Lena Ahn | Student Dancer |
| Allison Chan | Student Dancer |
| Deziree Del Rosario | Student Dancer |
| Emilie Endow | Student Dancer |
| Rosie Endow | Student Dancer |
| Hannah Hwang | Student Dancer |
| Emma Fusako Ishii | Student Dancer |
| Amy Saki Kawakami | Student Dancer |
| Stefani Lee | Student Dancer |
| Teanna Lee | Student Dancer |
| Melissa Morinishi | Student Dancer |
| Michelle Obi | Student Dancer |
| Kasey Okazaki | Student Dancer |
| Jacqueline Osaki | Student Dancer |
| Ayaka Oyama | Student Dancer |
| Jade Refuerzo | Student Dancer |
| La Na Shi | Student Dancer |
| Stacy Suzuki | Student Dancer |
| Miwa Tachibana | Student Dancer |
| Jordan Tambara | Student Dancer |
| Shaye Uyematsu | Student Dancer |
| Etsuo Hongo | Shamisen Musician |
| Tateo Takahashi | Shamisen Musician |
| Masakazu Yoshizawa | Shamisen Musician |
| Kazumi Aihara | The Baron's Guest (uncredited) |
| Jennie Baek | Geisha (uncredited) |
| Yuki Bird | Wealthy Guest (uncredited) |
| Michael Chen | Rickshaw Driver (uncredited) |
| Allen Dam | Spa Patron (uncredited) |
| Maggie Hai-Uyen | Guest of the Baron (uncredited) |
| James Huang | Spa Worker (uncredited) |
| Masa Kanome | Radio Caster (uncredited) |
| Branden Weslee Kong | Rickshaw Driver (uncredited) |
| Aurelie Kyinn | Wealthy Guest (uncredited) |
| Ruffy Landayan | Military Soldier (uncredited) |
| Teddy Lau | Noodle Chef (uncredited) |
| Stacey Lee | Maiko (uncredited) |
| Jon Liggett | Drunken G.I. (uncredited) |
| Julia Ling | Spring Festival Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jia Mae | Sexy Geisha (uncredited) |
| Tohoru Masamune | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| Danton Mew | Takamaya Towel Servant (uncredited) |
| Doug Ming | Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Ryan Moriarty | Teahouse Patron (uncredited) |
| Skye Nakamura | Teahouse Owner (uncredited) |
| Sophie Oda | Kimono Factory Worker (uncredited) |
| Ricky Pak | Spa Patron (uncredited) |
| Steffinnie Phrommany | Geisha (uncredited) |
| Catherine Kim Poon | Geisha (uncredited) |
| Osamu Saito | Chairman's servant Arima (uncredited) |
| Jasper Salon | Tea House Patron (uncredited) |
| Austin Michael Scott | Drunken G.I. (uncredited) |
| Cathy Shim | The Baron's Guest (uncredited) |
| Steve Sornbutnark | Attendee (uncredited) |
| Clara Soyoung | Hanamachi St. Geisha (uncredited) |
| Aaron Takahashi | Rickshaw Runner (uncredited) |
| Ray Tom | Spa Patron (uncredited) |
| Henry T. Yamada | Sumo Judge (uncredited) |
| Joseph Steven Yang | Spa Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nina Henninger | Casting |
| Greg P. Russell | Sound Mixer |
| Rick Kline | Sound Mixer |
| John Pritchett | Production Sound Mixer |
| Noriko Watanabe | Makeup Artist |
| Arthur Golden | Novel |
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Mixer |
| Tomas Voth | Art Direction |
| Gretchen Rau | Set Decoration |
| Rob Marshall | Director |
| Robin Swicord | Screenplay |
| John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Dion Beebe | Director of Photography |
| Pietro Scalia | Editor |
| John Myhre | Production Design |
| Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
| Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Eliza Coleman | Stunts |
| Doug Coleman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Yo-Yo Ma | Musician |
| John DeLuca | Choreographer |
| Denise Faye | Associate Choreographer |
| David James | Still Photographer |
| Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. | Art Direction |
| Michiko Nishiwaki | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lucy Fisher | Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Producer |
| Douglas Wick | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 36 | 50 | 25 |
| 2024 | 5 | 33 | 50 | 23 |
| 2024 | 6 | 27 | 39 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 31 | 68 | 19 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 27 | 48 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 27 | 43 | 19 |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 31 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 535 | 702 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 172 | 424 |