Movies like Memoirs of a Geisha

Key Features:: Coming-of-age, Cultural tradition, Female protagonist, Social hierarchy, Forbidden love, World War II backdrop, Survival, Resilience, Adaptation, Sacrifice, Mentor-mentee relationship, Rivalry, Betrayal, Nudity-moderate, Romance, Historical drama
Tone:: serious, dramatic, poetic
Target Audience:: Drama enthusiasts, Historical fiction fans, Romantics, Culture aficionados
Emotional Arc:: Hope → Loss → Acceptance

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005-12-06

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.

Genres

Drama, Romance, History

Cast

Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Suzuka Ohgo, Kaori Momoi, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Togo Igawa, Mako

Crew

Rob Marshall, Robin Swicord

Rating

★7.651(3262 votes)