PG-13

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Top Billed Cast

Zhang Ziyi

...as Sayuri

Gong Li

...as Hatsumomo

Michelle Yeoh

...as Mameha

Ken Watanabe

...as Chairman

Suzuka Ohgo

...as Chiyo

Kaori Momoi

...as Mother

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Certified Cringeworthy

100 80.0% Audience Cringe Score (15 votes)*

Sex Scene

YES

Nudity

NO

Sexual Violence

NO

We've determined Memoirs of a Geisha is NOT SAFE to watch with parents or kids.

Scene-by-Scene Guide

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7 scenes · 0 verified by members

Sex Scenes 2

Nudity 2

Suggestive 0

Sexual violence 1

Violence 2

Skippable 5 of 7

Sex & nudity Violence Intensity: Brief Moderate or explicit

09:26 to 09:56

Nudity Moderate

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23:19 to 23:52

Violence Moderate

A young girl is beaten with a stick; screams are heard.

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28:31 to 28:50

Sex scene Brief

Sounds of a couple having sex off-screen.

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1:09:17 to 1:09:50

Violence Moderate

A woman cuts another woman's leg with scissors.

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1:28:44 to 1:30:33

Sexual violence Moderate

A man attempts to forcefully undress an unwilling woman.

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1:57:32 to 1:58:52

Nudity Moderate

Men and women bathe together in a pool; nudity obscured.

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2:05:48 to 2:07:02

Sex scene Brief

An intimate encounter between a man and woman is interrupted.

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Plot Summary

A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

Drama Romance History

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Memoirs of a Geisha have nudity or sex scenes?

Yes, Memoirs of a Geisha contains sex scenes.

Can I watch Memoirs of a Geisha with my parents or kids?

No, Memoirs of a Geisha is not safe to watch with your parents or kids because it contains sex scenes.

Is Memoirs of a Geisha appropriate for kids?

No, Memoirs of a Geisha is not appropriate for kids because it contains sex scenes.

* 80.0% of CringeMDB users flagged the content of Memoirs of a Geisha as being inappropriate for children to watch with their parents because of either of a nude scene, a sex scene, or a scene depicting rape or sexual violence.

Top Billed Cast

Zhang Ziyi

...as Sayuri

Gong Li

...as Hatsumomo

Michelle Yeoh

...as Mameha

Ken Watanabe

...as Chairman

Suzuka Ohgo

...as Chiyo

Kaori Momoi

...as Mother

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