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Sunday Night Movie: Memoirs of a Geisha

This sweeping romantic epic sends us through the mysterious and exotic world of the geisha. Impoverished nine-year-old Chiyo is sold to a geisha house and treated cruelly until her stunning beauty is recognized and she is rescued. Chiyo goes on to become the most famous geisha in Japan, entering a society of wealth, privilege and political intrigue until World War II changes the world forever.

With Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh,Koji Yakusho; Columbia Pictures; Directed by Rob Marshall; Rated PG-13; 145 minutes; 2005.

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Memiors of a Geisha