Release Date
December 9, 2005 (LA/NY)
December 23, 2005
December 23, 2005
DVD Release Date
February 28, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Rob Marshall
Writer
Ron Bass, Akiva Goldsman, Robin Swicord
Cast
Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, Koji Yakusho, Karl Yune, Ted Levine
Studio
Running Time
145 minutes
MPA 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 »
