Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005 · 146 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.6 (3,482 votes)
Dir. Rob Marshall · Starring Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Suzuka Ohgo, Kaori Momoi · Music John Williams

“A story like mine has never been told.”

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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.

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This film is a visually stunning, emotionally resonant journey through a world of exquisite beauty and profound hardship. It feels like a delicate, yet powerful, exploration of identity, sacrifice, and the enduring spirit, wrapped in a sweeping, romantic tapestry.

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