Character: Mameha

Directed by: Rob Marshall

Written by: Robin Swicord

Produced by: Lucy Fisher, Steven Spielberg, Douglas Wick

Cast Members: Suzuka Ohgo, Togo Igawa, Mako, Samantha Futerman, Elizabeth Sung, Thomas Ikeda, Gong Li

Released date: December 23, 2005

Language(s): English, Japanese

Genre: Drama, Romance

Duration: 2h 25min

Nitta Sayuri reveals how she transcended her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

Taglines

→ My world is as forbidden as it is fragile; without its mysteries, it cannot survive.
→ A world of mystery threatened by destruction.

Character’s Quotes

→ Water is powerful. It can wash away earth, put out fire, and even destroy iron.
→ Remember, Chiyo, geisha are not courtesans. And we are not wives. We sell our skills, not our bodies. We create another secret world, a place only of beauty. The very word “geisha” means artist and to be a geisha is to be judged as a moving work of art.
→ Your cave is untouched. Men like that. We call this “mizuage”. And to become a full geisha, you must sell it to the highest bidder.
→ You cannot call yourself a truse geisha until you can stop a man in his tracks with a single look.
→ We do not become Geisha to pursue our own destinies. We become Geisha because we have no other choice.
→ You have a gift for expression.