Memoirs of a Geisha

PG-13

Released Dec 23, 2005

2 hr. 16 min.

Drama

Romance

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36%

166 Reviews

Tomatometer

83%

250,000+ Ratings

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In the 1920s, 9-year-old Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) gets sold to a geisha house. There, she is forced into servitude, receiving nothing in return until the house's ruling hierarchy determines if she is of high enough quality to service the clientele -- men who visit and pay for conversation, dance and song. After rigorous years of training, Chiyo becomes Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), a geisha of incredible beauty and influence. Life is good for Sayuri, but World War II is about to disrupt the peace.

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Critics Consensus

Less nuanced than its source material, Memoirs of a Geisha may be a lavish production, but it still carries the simplistic air of a soap opera.

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Andres U

is a romantic story about an imposible crush, so nice and fun to watch perfect to spend a night with a pizza and beer,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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erik v

con una fotografía buenísima y una buena historia y con personajes que puedes simpatizar, puedes conectar con todo y meterte en su mundo, lo cual hace una muy buena pelicula para recomendada.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Arthur R

Memórias de uma Gueixa possui uma excelente direção de arte, uma excelente fotografia e um excelente trabalho de maquiagem e figurino. Seus cenários são vívidos e representam de maneira soturna a época presente no longa. Apesar de suas qualidades acima da média, seu roteiro é simples e sua narrativa é no máximo boa, pois esse roteiro se perde em alguns momentos, descartando artifícios narrativos que aparentavam ser essênciais para a trama. Mesmo com esse problema no roteiro, o filme consegue fisgar quem está assistindo e nos apresenta um cultura totalmente diferente do convencional.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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reka !

eu vi esse filme 8 vezes e eu me arrepiei nas 8

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/05/23

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Christine P

Great movie! Some of the best actors that I've seen in recent movies. I would definitely recommend! It's sad that some critics just don't understand history or the fact that IT WAS A BOOK BEFORE A MOVIE, so they gave it such a horrible review. It deserves better after the great acting. It does seem like some of these critics don't know what a book looks like and should be reviewing the book not the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/23

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Thomas K

I'm biased, I'm fluent in Japanese. Couldn't stand the obviously Chinese accents of so many actresses - esp the leads. Had to stop watching it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

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Rob Marshall

Director

Zhang Ziyi

Sayuri Nitta

Ken Watanabe

The Chairman

Michelle Yeoh

Mameha

Kôji Yakusho

Nobu

Yûki Kudô

Pumpkin

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - Sumo Match

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - You Have Ruined Me

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - Sold to Geishas

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - Forbidden Love

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - Sweet, Shaved Ice

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - The Heart Dies a Slow Death

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - Becoming a Geisha

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - Burning Vengeance

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - Closer to You

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Official Clip - Snow Dance

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Ziyi's fragile radiant presence lights up the screen, the standout scene being her public dance performance which marks her ascension into geishadom.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 10, 2019

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Zadie Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Memoirs of a Geisha hurts the heart and the brain with its crushing monotony, inert, sub-human dialogue and Marshall's calculated attempt to sell us another Hollywood fairytale of prostitution.

Jan 16, 2018

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Trying too hard to grab our attention, [Marshall] loses it. The art of the geisha prizes subtlety, stillness, grace. Why doesn't this movie?

Mar 31, 2008

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Arnold Wayne Jones

Texas Triangle/TXT

When the initially muddled exposition finally begins to take shape and Geisha gets its blood flowing, things improve immeasurably.

Rated: 3/4

May 7, 2023

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Felicia Feaster

Creative Loafing

Marshall has instead crafted a mildly smarmy, heavy-breathing fantasy about some super-hot babes knocking each other down to get to the man meat while ignoring the fact that they are essentially sex slaves.

Jan 30, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

Certainly is beautiful to look at, but it holds the audience at bay with one dainty, silk-shrouded arm.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 5, 2019

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Synopsis

In the 1920s, 9-year-old Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) gets sold to a geisha house. There, she is forced into servitude, receiving nothing in return until the house's ruling hierarchy determines if she is of high enough quality to service the clientele -- men who visit and pay for conversation, dance and song. After rigorous years of training, Chiyo becomes Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), a geisha of incredible beauty and influence. Life is good for Sayuri, but World War II is about to disrupt the peace.

Director: Rob Marshall
Executive Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Bobby Cohen
Screenwriter: Robin Swicord
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Mature Subject Matter)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 23, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.0M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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