Memoirs of a Geisha

Based on the novel of the same name by American writer Arthur Gordon. The story unfolds in the first person, and the background of the era extends from 1929 to the end of World War II. The heroine recalls her life experience of struggling desperately since childhood and experiencing honor and disgrace. Sayuri (played by Zhang Ziyi), who has a pair of blue-grey eyes, was born in a poor fishing village and was sold to a well-known geisha house in Kyoto. Sayuri learned dance, tea art, etc. there, and gradually became the top geisha in the area. At the same time, she was constantly oppressed and challenged by Hatsumamo (played by Gong Li), the best geisha in Kyoto. By chance, the most beautiful and well-known geisha in Japan, Mamiwa (Michelle Yeoh), wants to recognize Sayuri as her "sister". This move changes Sayuri's life...