Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 16 mins | Drama, Romance, Period, Adaptation | Released: 12/16/2005 |Box Office Total: $57.0M

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Synopsis:

In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri. Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man beyond her reach.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/16/2005

Studio	Credit
Dreamworks Pictures	Studio
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Studio
Director	Credit
Rob Marshall	Director
Cast	Credit
Ziyi Zhang	Sayuri
Ken Watanabe	The Chairman
Michelle Yeoh	Mameha
Koji Yakusho	Nobu
Youki Kudoh	Pumpkin
Kaori Momoi	Mother
Tsai Chin	Auntie
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	The Baron
Suzuka Ohgo	Chiyo
Gong Li	Hatsumomo
Randall Duk Kim	Dr. Crab
Mako	Sakamoto
Kenneth Tsang	The General
Thomas Ikeda	Mr. Bekku
Zoe Weizenbaum	Young Pumpkin
Karl Yune	Koichi Karl
Ted Levine	Colonel Derricks
Shizuko Hoshi	Sayuri Narration
Togo Igawa	Tanaka
Samantha Futerman	Satsu
Elizabeth Sung	Sakamoto's Wife
David Okihiro	Shamisen Teacher
Miyako Tachibana	Dance Teacher
Kotoko Kawamura	Granny
Eugenia Yuan	Korin
Yoko Narahashi	Mameha's Maid
Navia Nguyen	Geisha in Green
Natsuo Tomita	Geisha in Lavender
Fumi Akutagawa	Yukimoto Teahouse Matron
Koji Toyoda	Male Hairdresser
Steve Terada	Boy on Bike
Laura Miro	Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha
Diane Mizota	Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha
Yasusuke Uike	Sumo Referee
Shuhei Nagao	Small Sumo Wrestler
Kiyoshi Sugawa	Large Sumo Wrestler
Ren Urano	Sumo Ring Announcer
Ace Yonamine	Sumo Wrestler
Anthony Begonia	Sumo Wrestler
Albert Lee	Sumo Wrestler
Dino Rivera	Sumo Wrestler
Takayo Fischer	- Tanizato Teahouse Owner
Asako Takasue	Tanizato Teahouse Matron
Clarissa Park	Dancer at Party
Nobuyuki Matsuhisa	Kimono Artist
Jim Leung	Kimono Factory Worker
Chad Cleven	Drunken GI
Richard J Bell	Drunken GI
Cameron Duncan	Drunken GI
Faith Shin	Little Kiko
Brannon Bates	Military Police Officer
Paul Adelstein	Lt Hutchins
Michelle Camaya	Spring Festival Dancer
Janelle Dote	Spring Festival Dancer
Kim Hazel	Spring Festival Dancer
Ashia Meyers	Spring Festival Dancer
Laura Miro	Spring Festival Dancer
Shiho Miyazawa	Spring Festival Dancer
Diane Mizota	Spring Festival Dancer
Minae Noji	Spring Festival Dancer
Mami Saito	Spring Festival Dancer
Kiyoks Miyazaki	Spring Festival Dancer
Shannon Abero	Willow Fan Dancer
Kiyoko Ando	Willow Fan Dancer
Miki Fujita	Willow Fan Dancer
Chieko Hidaka	Willow Fan Dancer
Wendy Lam	Willow Fan Dancer
Kana Miyamoto	Willow Fan Dancer
Brooke Miyasaki	Willow Fan Dancer
Nao Nojima	Willow Fan Dancer
Shelly Oto	Willow Fan Dancer
Nikki Tuazon	Willow Fan Dancer
Addie Yungmee	Willow Fan Dancer
Cassidy Adams	Student Dancer
Celena Ahn	Student Dancer
Allison Chan	Student Dancer
Deziree Del Rosario	Student Dancer
Emilie Endow	Student Dancer
Rosie Endow	Student Dancer
Emma Fusako Ishii	Student Dancer
Hannah Hwang	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
Aya Oyama	Student Dancer
Jade Refuerzo	Student Dancer
Meng 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
Maza Yoshizawa	Shamisen Musician
Production Credits	Credit
Douglas Wick	Producer
Leann Stonebreaker	Associate Producer
Patty Whitcher	Executive Producer
John DeLuca	Co-Producer
Bobby Cohen	Executive Producer
Lucy Fisher	Producer
Steven Spielberg	Producer
Roger Birnbaum	Executive Producer
Gary Barber	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Amblin Entertainment	Production Company
Red Wagon Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sony Pictures Repertory	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Spyglass Entertainment Holdings, LLC	Foreign Distribution Rights
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
DreamWorks SKG	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
DreamWorks SKG	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Japan
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Doug Wright	Writer
Arthur S Golden	Source Material
Robin Swicord	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Troy D McGatlin	Assistant Accountant
Nour Dardari	Production Accountant - Production Controller
Kim Ronstadt	Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Sue Chipperton	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Robert Fechtman	Set Designer
David Cohen	Model Maker - Model Shop Supervisor
Steve Brennan	Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Patrick T Cassidy	Leadman
Greg Berry	Assistant Art Director
John Myhre	Production Designer
Gretchen Rau	Set Decorator
Felipe Sanchez	Illustrator - Costume Illustrator
James Miller	Sculptor
Clyde Zimmerman	Painter - Paint Supervisor
Lisa Vasconcellos	Art Department Coordinator
Tomas Voth	Art Director
Quentin Schierenberg	Set Dresser
Liza Rudolph	Assistant Set Decorator
Daniel L Ondrejko	Greensman - Greens Forman
Tommy Samona	Set Dresser
Patrick Sullivan	Art Director
William Chalk	Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Anthony Cope	Model Maker - Modelmaker Foreman
Luis Hoyos	Set Designer
Darek Gogol	Illustrator
Kent L Jones	Painter - Paint Foreman
Yasuyuki Ogawa	Set Decorator
Kazuo Tashima	Art Director
Robert M Misetich	Painter - Paint Foreman
Theodore Hardwick	Set Dresser
Maya Shimoguchi	Set Designer
Richard Ruiz	Model Maker - Modelmaker Foreman
Richard Romig	Set Designer
David Morales	Painter - Paint Foreman
Dale Wilmarth	Model Maker - Modelmaker Foreman
Emilio Aramendia	Set Dresser - Set Dressing Foreman
Donnie Grant	Painter - Standby Painter
Jann Engel	Set Designer
Masako Masuda	Set Designer
Lauren Polizzi	Set Designer
Hugo Santiago	Set Designer
Patte Strong-Lord	Set Designer
Jeff Markwith	Set Designer
Casting	Credit
Francine Maisler	Casting
Jennifer Bender	Extras Casting
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting
Kathleen Tomasik	Casting Associate
Nicole Abellera	Casting Assistant
Nancy Hayes