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Columbia Pictures and DreamWorks

Memoirs of a Geisha tells the story of a young girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold into slavery by her family. Her new family then sends her off to school to become a geisha. This movie is mainly about older Chiyo and her struggle as a geisha to find love, in the process making a lot of enemies.

 

 

Directed by: Rob Marshall

Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher
Written by :Robin Swicord
Based on the novel :Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Starring: Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Togo Igawa
Music by: John Williams
Cinematography: Dion Beebe

Running time: 145 minutes
Language: English and Japanese

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