"Geisha is an artist of the floating world."

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Memoirs of a Geisha

Release Date: December 23, 2005

Academy Award nominated* director Rob Marshall transports us into a mysterious, sumptuous world and culture that casts a potent spell.

A Cinderella story like no other, Memoirs of a Geisha stars Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li. Adapted by Robin Swicord from the celebrated book by Arthur Golden, the film was nominated for six Academy Awards, of which it won for Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Art Direction, and Best Achievement in Costume Design. The film also won a Golden Globe for Best Original Score by longtime Spielberg-collaborator John Williams.

Steven Spielberg produced the Amblin Entertainment production, along with Lucy Fisher and Douglas Wick, for DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and Columbia Pictures.

* Nomination for Best Director, Chicago, 2003.

About the Film

About the Film

CAST
  • ZIYI ZHANG,
  • KEN WATANABE,
  • MICHELLE YEOH,
  • KÔJI YAKUSHO,
  • KAORI MOMOI,
  • GONG LI
DIRECTOR
  • ROB MARSHALL
SCREENWRITER
  • ROBIN SWICORD, FROM THE BOOK BY ARTHUR GOLDEN
PRODUCERS
  • LUCY FISHER,
  • STEVEN SPIELBERG,
  • DOUGLAS WICK
CINEMATOGRAPHER
  • DION BEEBE
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
  • JOHN MYHRE
COSTUME DESIGNER
  • COLLEEN ATWOOD
EDITOR
  • PETRO SCALIA
COMPOSER
  • JOHN WILLIAMS

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