Memoirs of a Geisha

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(drama, history, romance)

In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history..

actors:

Suzuka Ohgo as Chiyo
Togo Igawa as Tanaka
Mako as Sakamoto
Samantha Futerman as Satsu
Elizabeth Sung as Sakamoto's Wife
Thomas Ikeda as Mr. Bekku
Li Gong as Hatsumomo
Tsai Chin as Auntie
Kaori Momoi as Mother
Zoe Weizenbaum as Young Pumpkin
David Okihiro as Shamisen Teacher
Miyako Tachibana as Dance Teacher
Kotoko Kawamura as Granny
Karl Yune as Koichi
Eugenia Yuan as Korin
directors:
Rob Marshall
rating:7.00

See also: Drama: Longest Yard, The

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