Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $85,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $162,242,962.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 20.211 |
Directed By
Rob Marshall
Crew
Rob Marshall
Robin Swicord
Arthur Golden
Lucy Fisher
Steven Spielberg
Douglas Wick
John Williams
Dion Beebe
Pietro Scalia
Nina Henninger
John Myhre
Patrick M. Sullivan
Colleen Atwood
Francine Maisler
Yo-Yo Ma
Noriko Watanabe
Michiko Nishiwaki
Tomas Voth
Eliza Coleman
Doug Coleman
Gretchen Rau
Wylie Stateman
Kevin O'Connell
Greg P. Russell
Rick Kline
John Pritchett
John DeLuca
Denise Faye
TOP CAST
Zhang Ziyi
Sayuri
Gong Li
Hatsumomo
Michelle Yeoh
Mameha
Ken Watanabe
Chairman
Suzuka Ohgo
Chiyo
Kaori Momoi
Mother
Koji Yakusho
Nobu
Youki Kudoh
Pumpkin
Togo Igawa
Tanaka
Mako
Sakamoto
Samantha Futerman
Satsu
Elizabeth Sung
Sakamoto's Wife
Thomas Ikeda
Mr. Bekku
Tsai Chin
Auntie
Zoe Weizenbaum
Young Pumpkin
David Okihiro
Shamisen Teacher
Miyako Tachibana
Dance Teacher
Kotoko Kawamura
Granny
Karl Yune
Koichi
Eugenia Yuan
Korin
Yōko Narahashi
Mameha's Maid
Kenneth Tsang
The General
Navia Nguyen
Izuko - Geisha in Green
Natsuo Tomita
Geisha in Lavender
Fumi Akutagawa
Yukimoto Teahouse Matron
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
The Baron
Koji Toyoda
Male Hairdresser
Rick Mali
Man in Grey Hat
Steve Terada
Boy on Bike
Laura Miro
Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer
Diane Mizota
Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer
Yasusuke Uike
Sumo Referee
Shûhei Mainoumi
Small Sumo Wrestler
Daisuke Dewaarashi
Large Sumo Wrestler
Ren Urano
Sumo Ring Announcer
Ace Yonamine
Sumo Wrestler
Anthony Begonia
Sumo Wrestler
Albert 'Sumo' Lee
Sumo Wrestler
Dino Rivera
Sumo Wrestler
Randall Duk Kim
Dr. Crab
Takayo Fischer
Tanizato Teahouse Owner
Asako Takasue
Tanizato Teahouse Matron
Clarissa Park
Dancer at Party
Nobu Matsuhisa
Kimono Artist
James Taku Leung
Kimono Factory Worker
Chad Cleven
Drunken G.I.
Richard J. Bell
Drunken G.I.
Cameron Duncan
Drunken G.I.
Faith Shin
Little Kiko
Brannon Bates
Military Police Officer
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