| Memoirs of a Geisha | |
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| 6 Nominations / 3 Wins | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Director | Rob Marshall |
| Writer | Robin Swicord |
| Starring | Suzuka Ohgo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe |
| 78th Academy Awards | |
Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 American film adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment and by Douglas Wick's Red Wagon Productions. The picture was directed by Rob Marshall and was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by Columbia Pictures and DreamWorks. It stars Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, and Suzuka Ohgo.
Wins
- Best Art Direction — John Myhre, Gretchen Rau
- Best Cinematography — Dion Beebe
- Best Costume Design — Colleen Atwood
Nominations
- Best Art Direction — John Myhre. Gretchen Rau
- Best Cinematography — Dion Beebe
- Best Costume Design — Colleen Atwood
- Best Original Score — John Williams
- Best Sound Editing — Wylie Stateman
- Best Sound Mixing — Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline, John Pritchett
Plot[]
In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history.
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