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  • Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Opened December 9, 2005 | Runtime:2 hr. 25 min.
  • PG-13
    mature subject matter and some sexual content
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. Read More
  • A nine-year-old girl, Chiyo, is sold into the slavery of a Geisha house in 1929. She is mistreated and abused by the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo who becomes jealous of her dazzling beauty. Eventually rescued by Hatsumomo's rival Mameha, Read More
  • Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh
  • Director: Rob Marshall
  • Genres: Drama, Romance

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  • Must Go!

    Simply beautiful.

    by BballBlonde

    I read the book, but I think I like the movie better. They picked perfect actors for the roles. The visuals are fantastic! You really connect with what Chiyo is feeling. This is a must-see movie.

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    Flavored ice treat?

    by Spartacus2000

    This is an interesting original film, disturbing, stylish and lush for your eyes and ears. Film is a pre WW2 story about human trafficking, which at times gets lost in the beautiful costumes, movie sets and background. An obvious reason for such heavy "makeup" is to beautify the basic plot, but can only go so far with such a disturbing fantasy. The fantasy is an adult man buys a flavored ice treat for a little girl. The girl falls in love with the man and devotes her life to pursuing a romance with him. It sounds like a pedophile's fantasy. This is the essence of the story of a famous geisha, based on the Arthur Golden novel.

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So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    Here is a film about Japan made by Americans, shot mostly in the U.S. and, of...

  • 80
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    From a filmmaking point of view, this is a work that the old Hollywood moguls...

  • 75
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Any doubts about three Chinese actresses speaking English with Japanese accents...

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Carina Chocano

    Spanning two decades and a momentous war, Memoirs of a Geisha displays all the...

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