ziyi zhang played sayuri nitta in memoirs of a geisha.
ziyi zhang played sayuri nitta in memoirs of a geisha.
who plays sayuri nitta in memoirs of a geisha?
ziyi zhang
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bullet::::- ziyi zhang as chiyo sakamoto / sayuri nitta









































bullet::::- suzuka ohgo as young chiyo sakamoto









































bullet::::- shizuko hoshi as elderly sayuri nitta (voice-over narrator)









































bullet::::- gong li as hatsumomo









































bullet::::- samantha futerman as satsu sakamoto









































bullet::::- mako as mr. sakamoto









































bullet::::- elizabeth sung as mrs. sakamoto









































bullet::::- kaori momoi as kayoko "mother" nitta









































bullet::::- kotoko kawamura as grandmother nitta









































bullet::::- ken watanabe as chairman ken iwamura









































bullet::::- kōji yakusho as nobu









































bullet::::- michelle yeoh as mameha









































bullet::::- youki kudoh as pumpkin









































bullet::::- zoe weizenbaum as young pumpkin









































bullet::::- tsai chin as auntie









































bullet::::- cary-hiroyuki tagawa as baron
memoirs of a geisha (film)
upon sayuri's promotion to full geisha status, nobu expresses an interest in becoming sayuri's "danna", but loses out to general tottori. with japan on the brink of entering world war ii, many geisha are conscripted to work in factories. the general is demoted and is unable to use any influence to help sayuri. despite losing respect for sayuri, nobu is able to send sayuri far north to live with his old friend, arashino (嵐野), a kimono maker. at the end of the war, nobu visits sayuri and asks that she return to gion to help entertain the new deputy minister sato (佐藤次官), whose aid can be instrumental in rebuilding iwamura electric. sayuri returns to gion and the okiya is reopened, albeit without pumpkin as mother has deemed her a poor investment. sayuri approaches pumpkin in her new okiya to ask for her help in entertaining the minister, hoping to rekindle their friendship
memoirs of a geisha