Enjoy the afternoon in the Sarnia Library Theater with the story of a vulnerable nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village. Chiyo is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district.
In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms, Japan and the geishas' worlds are forever changed by the onslaught of history.
The movie has a rating of PG-13 and has a run time of 2 hours 35 minutes.
