Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) movie poster

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

"A story like mine has never been told."
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👍 92%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 44%
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Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America, Japan
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.6/10 (3,334 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
35%
Metacritic
54

Cast

Zhang Ziyi as Sayuri · 82% avg
Gong Li as Hatsumomo · 79% avg
Michelle Yeoh as Mameha · 74% avg
Ken Watanabe as Le président · 78% avg
Suzuka Ohgo as Chiyo
Kaori Momoi as La mère · 77% avg
Koji Yakusho as Nobu · 78% avg
Youki Kudoh as Pumpkin · 76% avg

Is Memoirs of a Geisha good?

Yes. 92% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 44%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#61 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#3 / 180 · 2005
Rank among its director's films
#1 / 7 · Rob Marshall
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By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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