Memoirs of a Geisha

A story like mine has never been told.

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.

Zhang Ziyi

(Sayuri)

Gong Li

(Hatsumomo)

Michelle Yeoh

(Mameha)

Ken Watanabe

(Chairman)

Suzuka Ohgo

(Chiyo)

Kaori Momoi

(Mother)

Koji Yakusho

(Nobu)

Youki Kudoh

(Pumpkin)

Togo Igawa

(Tanaka)

Mako

(Sakamoto)

Samantha Futerman

(Satsu)

Elizabeth Sung

(Sakamoto's Wife)

Thomas Ikeda

(Mr. Bekku)

Tsai Chin

(Auntie)

Zoe Weizenbaum

(Young Pumpkin)

David Okihiro

(Shamisen Teacher)

Miyako Tachibana

(Dance Teacher)

Kotoko Kawamura

(Granny)

Karl Yune

(Koichi)

Eugenia Yuan

(Korin)

Yōko Narahashi

(Mameha's Maid)

Kenneth Tsang

(The General)

Navia Nguyen

(Izuko - Geisha in Green)

Natsuo Tomita

(Geisha in Lavender)

Fumi Akutagawa

(Yukimoto Teahouse Matron)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

(The Baron)

Koji Toyoda

(Male Hairdresser)

Rick Mali

(Man in Grey Hat)

Steve Terada

(Boy on Bike)

Laura Miro

(Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer)

Diane Mizota

(Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer)

Yasusuke Uike

(Sumo Referee)

Shûhei Mainoumi

(Small Sumo Wrestler)

Daisuke Dewaarashi

(Large Sumo Wrestler)

Ren Urano

(Sumo Ring Announcer)

Ace Yonamine

(Sumo Wrestler)

Anthony Begonia

(Sumo Wrestler)

Albert 'Sumo' Lee

(Sumo Wrestler)

Dino Rivera

(Sumo Wrestler)

Randall Duk Kim

(Dr. Crab)

Takayo Fischer

(Tanizato Teahouse Owner)

Asako Takasue

(Tanizato Teahouse Matron)

Clarissa Park

(Dancer at Party)

Nobu Matsuhisa

(Kimono Artist)

James Taku Leung

(Kimono Factory Worker)

Chad Cleven

(Drunken G.I.)

Richard J. Bell

(Drunken G.I.)

Cameron Duncan

(Drunken G.I.)

Faith Shin

(Little Kiko)

Brannon Bates

(Military Police Officer)

Ted Levine

(Colonel Derricks)

Paul Adelstein

(Lieutenant Hutchins)

Shizuko Hoshi

(Sayuri Narration (voice))

Michelle Aguilar Camaya

(Spring Festival Dancer)

Janelle Dote

(Spring Festival Dancer)

Kim Hazel

(Spring Festival Dancer)

Ashia Meyers

(Spring Festival Dancer)

Hikari

(Spring Festival Dancer)

Shiho Miyazawa

(Spring Festival Dancer)

Minae Noji

(Spring Festival Dancer)

Mami Saito

(Spring Festival Dancer)

Shannon Abero

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Kiyoko Ando

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Miki Fujitani

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Chieko Hidaka

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Wendy Lam

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Kanako Miyamoto

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Brooke Miyasaki

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Nao Nojima

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Shelly Oto

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Nikki Tuazon

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Addie Yungmee

(Festival Rehearsal Dancer)

Cassidy Adams

(Student Dancer)

Lena Ahn

(Student Dancer)

Allison Chan

(Student Dancer)

Deziree Del Rosario

(Student Dancer)

Emilie Endow

(Student Dancer)

Rosie Endow

(Student Dancer)

Hannah Hwang

(Student Dancer)

Emma Fusako Ishii

(Student Dancer)

Amy Saki Kawakami

(Student Dancer)

Stefani Lee

(Student Dancer)

Teanna Lee

(Student Dancer)

Melissa Morinishi

(Student Dancer)

Michelle Obi

(Student Dancer)

Kasey Okazaki

(Student Dancer)

Jacqueline Osaki

(Student Dancer)

Ayaka Oyama

(Student Dancer)

Jade Refuerzo

(Student Dancer)

La Na Shi

(Student Dancer)

Stacy Suzuki

(Student Dancer)

Miwa Tachibana

(Student Dancer)

Jordan Tambara

(Student Dancer)

Shaye Uyematsu

(Student Dancer)

Etsuo Hongo

(Shamisen Musician)

Tateo Takahashi

(Shamisen Musician)

Masakazu Yoshizawa

(Shamisen Musician)

Kazumi Aihara

(The Baron's Guest (uncredited))

Jennie Baek

(Geisha (uncredited))

Yuki Bird

(Wealthy Guest (uncredited))

Michael Chen

(Rickshaw Driver (uncredited))

Allen Dam

(Spa Patron (uncredited))

Maggie Hai-Uyen

(Guest of the Baron (uncredited))

James Huang

(Spa Worker (uncredited))

Masa Kanome

(Radio Caster (uncredited))

Branden Weslee Kong

(Rickshaw Driver (uncredited))

Aurelie Kyinn

(Wealthy Guest (uncredited))

Ruffy Landayan

(Military Soldier (uncredited))

Teddy Lau

(Noodle Chef (uncredited))

Stacey Lee

(Maiko (uncredited))

Jon Liggett

(Drunken G.I. (uncredited))

Julia Ling

(Spring Festival Dancer (uncredited))

Jia Mae

(Sexy Geisha (uncredited))

Tohoru Masamune

(Radio Announcer (uncredited))

Danton Mew

(Takamaya Towel Servant (uncredited))

Doug Ming

(Fisherman (uncredited))

Ryan Moriarty

(Teahouse Patron (uncredited))

Skye Nakamura

(Teahouse Owner (uncredited))

Sophie Oda

(Kimono Factory Worker (uncredited))

Ricky Pak

(Spa Patron (uncredited))

Steffinnie Phrommany

(Geisha (uncredited))

Catherine Kim Poon

(Geisha (uncredited))

Osamu Saito

(Chairman's servant Arima (uncredited))

Jasper Salon

(Tea House Patron (uncredited))

Austin Michael Scott

(Drunken G.I. (uncredited))

Cathy Shim

(The Baron's Guest (uncredited))

Steve Sornbutnark

(Attendee (uncredited))

Clara Soyoung

(Hanamachi St. Geisha (uncredited))

Aaron Takahashi

(Rickshaw Runner (uncredited))

Ray Tom

(Spa Patron (uncredited))

Henry T. Yamada

(Sumo Judge (uncredited))

Joseph Steven Yang

(Spa Patron (uncredited))

Sam Arnold

(American Military Officer (uncredited))