Release Date
December 9, 2005 (LA/NY)
December 23, 2005
December 23, 2005
DVD Release Date
February 28, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
145 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for mature subject matter and some sexual content
Based on the international best-seller by Arthur Golden, "Memoirs of a Geisha" is an epic story of love and betrayal set against the broad and rapidly changing social canvas of 20th century Japan. Nine-year old Chiyo, a poor fisherman's daughter, is taken from her family and sold to a geisha house. From her start as a common household maid, she blossoms into one of Kyoto's most renowned geishas, surviving the envy and treachery of the... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
"Memoirs of a Geisha," after years of false starts and various directors, has opened to controversy and mixed reviews, but it is still one of the finest movies this year. Full movie review »
