Memoirs of a Geisha Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2005 | 145 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 25, 2007 | Kenneth Brown

Set in a mysterious and exotic world which still casts a potent spell today, the story begins in the years before World War II, when a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a servant in a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang). Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man (Ken Watanabe) who is out of her reach. Based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden.

Drama / Romance / Melodrama / Period