This epic motion picture from the director of the Academy Award-winning Chicago (Best Picture, 2002) is based on the international best-selling novel by Arthur Golden. Torn from her impoverished family before World War II and sent to work in a geisha house, a child will blossom into the legendary geisha Sayuri. Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man beyond her reach! Starring Ziyi Zhang (House of Flying Daggers, Hero), Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins, The Last Samurai) and Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies). 2005 Miramax Films