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''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a 2005 American epic drama film adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment and by Douglas Wick's Red Wagon Productions. The picture was directed by Rob Marshall and was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by Columbia Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. DreamWorks was given studio credit only. It stars Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, and Suzuka Ohgo. Production took place in southern and northern California and in several locations in Kyoto, including the Kiyomizu temple and the Fushimi Inari shrine. ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' tells the story of a young girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her family to an okiya, a geisha house. Her new family then sends her off to school to become a geisha. This movie is mainly about older Chiyo and her struggle as a geisha to find love, in the process making a lot of enemies. The film was nominated for and won numerous awards, including nominations for six Academy Awards, and eventually won three: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. The Japanese release of the film was titled ''Sayuri'', the titular character's geisha name. ==Plot== The film tells the story of Chiyo Sakamoto (Zhang Ziyi), a poor Japanese girl who has been sold along with her older sister Satsu (Samantha Futerman) into a life of servitude by her parents. Chiyo is taken in by the proprietress of a geisha house, Mother (Kaori Momoi), but Satsu is rejected and is sold to another house in the "pleasure district" of the Hanamachi. At the okiya, she meets another young girl named Pumpkin, and also has numerous unpleasant run-ins with the okiya's senior geisha Hatsumomo (Gong Li). Chiyo conspires with Satsu to run from their new lives. She returns to the okiya and discovers Hatsumomo in the shed having sex with her boyfriend, Koichi (Karl Yune). Koichi runs away and Hatsumomo accuses Chiyo of stealing, but Chiyo then informs Mother of what she saw in the shed and Hatsumomo is banned from seeing Koichi again. On the night of their planned escape, Chiyo falls off the rooftop and is injured. Mother finds out about Chiyo's escape attempt and stops paying for her geisha training. She also informs Chiyo that her parents are dead. Chiyo never sees Satsu again, and is demoted to working as a slave to pay off her debts to Mother. One day, the young Chiyo is noticed by the Chairman (Ken Watanabe) and his geisha companions. He buys her an iced sorbet and gives her his handkerchief with some money in it. Inspired by his act of kindness, Chiyo resolves to become a geisha so that she may one day become a part of the Chairman's life. Several years later, Chiyo is taken under the wing of Mameha (Michelle Yeoh), one of Kyoto's most successful geisha. Under Mameha's tutelage, Chiyo becomes a maiko and takes the name of Sayuri. Hatsumomo becomes Sayuri's rival and seeks to destroy her while Sayuri intends to reunite with the Chairman and longs to catch his attention. She continues to grow in popularity, making Hatsumomo spread lies and rumors to ruin Sayuri's reputation. Meanwhile, Mameha starts a bidding war for Sayuri's mizuage, which will make her a full geisha. Sayuri gets named the lead dancer for a popular performance, where she catches the attention of bidders, including the Baron (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) (Mameha's danna). The Baron invites Sayuri to his house for a sakura-viewing party. Mameha shows reluctance to let Sayuri attend but lets her go. When the Baron shows a kimono to Sayuri in private at the party, he undresses her against her will in order to "take a look". Sayuri returns to Kyoto where Mameha learns of the assault and fears that Sayuri has lost her virginity, despite Sayuri's denial. That evening, Sayuri's mizuage is won with a bid of fifteen thousand yen. Mother, seeing Sayuri as a financial opportunity, names her as her adopted daughter and heiress to the okiya. This crushes Pumpkin, who was hoping that she would get adopted, and enrages Hatsumomo. Mameha later tells Sayuri that the bid was down to two people, Dr. Crab and the Baron. Mameha let it go to Dr. Crab because of her romantic feelings for the Baron, despite his bid being even higher. When returning home from the mizuage ceremony, Sayuri finds Hatsumomo in her room, where she has found the Chairman's handkerchief and they fight. During the fight, a gas lighter ignites a fire and the okiya is partially destroyed. Hatsumomo is then kicked out of the okiya, leaving for good with her fate unknown. Sayuri's prosperous life is cut short by the outbreak of World War II. Sayuri and Mameha are separated, with Sayuri going to the hills to work for a kimono maker. After the war, Sayuri is reunited with Mameha with the help of Nobu (Kōji Yakusho), the Chairman's friend, and they become geisha once more to impress an American Colonel (Ted Levine) who is going into business with Nobu and the Chairman. Sayuri meets back up with Pumpkin (Youki Kudoh), who is now a flirty escort. Sayuri goes on a trip with Nobu, the Chairman, Mameha, Pumpkin and the Americans to the Amami Islands. At Amami, the Colonel propositions Sayuri, but is rejected. Nobu witnesses the incident and confronts Sayuri. He finally confesses his feelings, telling her that he wants to become her danna. Sayuri is distraught and devises a plan, enlisting Pumpkin's help to have Nobu catch her seemingly being intimate with the Colonel. However, because of her secret resentment of Sayuri, Pumpkin brings the Chairman instead, knowing that it would devastate Sayuri. A few days later, after returning to Gion, Sayuri receives a call to go to the teahouse. While waiting, Sayuri expects Nobu to arrive, but instead the Chairman comes where he finally reveals to her that he knows she is Chiyo. He tells her that Nobu had learned about the affair and ceased his desire to be her danna. He also reveals that he was responsible for sending Mameha to her so that she could fulfill her dreams of becoming a geisha. Sayuri finally reveals her love to the Chairman, and the film ends with their loving embrace and kiss and a stroll through the garden. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Memoirs of a Geisha (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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