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  2. Memoirs of a Geisha (film) - Wikipedia

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    Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 American epic period drama film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by Robin Swicord from the 1997 novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. [2] [3] It tells the story of a young Japanese girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her impoverished family to a geisha house to support them by training as and eventually becoming a geisha under the pseudonym "Sayuri Nitta."

  3. Memoirs of a Geisha - Wikipedia

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    Memoirs of a Geisha is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective , tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and working as a geisha in Kyoto , Japan , before, during and after World War II .

  4. List of accolades received by Memoirs of a Geisha - Wikipedia

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    Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 drama film directed by Rob Marshall and written by Robin Swicord. [1] The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Golden, which follows the fictional story of Chiyo Sakamoto (Suzuka Ohgo and Zhang Ziyi), who, as a young girl, leaves behind her fishing village and becomes Sayuri Nitta, a celebrated geisha working in Kyoto, Japan, before and ...

  5. Mineko Iwasaki - Wikipedia

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    After the publication of Memoirs of a Geisha, Iwasaki decided to write an autobiography in contrast with Golden's novel. [8] Her book, co-authored by Rande Gail Brown, was published as Geisha: A Life in the US and Geisha of Gion in the UK. The book detailed her experiences before, during and after her time as a geisha, and became a bestseller. [9]

  6. List of Michelle Yeoh performances - Wikipedia

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    Hollywood debut film 1999 Moonlight Express: Sis Michelle 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Yu Shu Lien 2002 The Touch: Pak Yin Fay 2004 Silver Hawk: Lulu Wong / The Silver Hawk Also producer 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha: Mameha 2006 Fearless: Ms. Yang Director's cut only 2007 Sunshine: Corazon Far North: Saiva 2008 The Children of Huang Shi ...

  7. Arthur Golden - Wikipedia

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    After its release in 1997, Memoirs of a Geisha spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list. It has sold more than four million copies in English and has been translated into thirty-two languages around the world. In 2005, Memoirs of a Geisha was made into a feature film, starring Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, and Ken Watanabe.

  8. Book excerpt: "Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021" by Angela Merkel - AOL

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    In "Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021" (published by St. Martin's Press), former German Chancellor Angela Merkel writes about two lives: her early years growing up under a Communist-controlled police ...

  9. Category:Films about geisha - Wikipedia

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    The Geisha (1983 film) L. ... Memoirs of a Geisha (film) My Geisha; R. Ruten no umi; S. Sisters of the Gion; T. The Teahouse of the August Moon (film) V. Violated ...