Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)


Memoirs of a Geisha
Release Date29 November 2005
Budget$85,000,000
US Box Office$57,000,000
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAmerican River, Sacramento, California, USA
LanguageJapanese, English
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMelodrama, Period Film, Romantic Drama
MoodHigh on Emotion
ThemesOrphans, Unrequited Love, Star-Crossed Lovers, Servants and Employers, Class Differences
TonesSweeping, Lavish, Atmospheric, Sentimental, Decadent
TagsDance [art], Father, Fishing Village, Geisha, Orphan, Training

Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 film adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment and by Douglas Wick's Red Wagon Productions. It was directed by Rob Marshall. It was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by Columbia Pictures and DreamWorks. It stars Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, and Suzuka Ohgo. Ohgo plays the younger Sayuri in the movie, which was filmed in southern and northern California and in several locations in Kyoto, including the Kiyomizu temple and the Fushimi Inari shrine.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Chiyo

Tanaka

Sakamoto

Sakamoto's Wife

Thomas Ikeda
Mr. Bekku

Hatsumomo

Auntie

Kaori Momoi
Mother

Young Pumpkin

David Okihiro
Shamisen Teacher

Miyako Tachibana
Dance Teacher

Kotoko Kawamura
Granny

Koichi

Korin

Yôko Narahashi
Mameha's Maid

Mameha

The General

Chairman

Izuko - Geisha in Green

Natsuo Tomita
Geisha in Lavender

Pumpkin

Sayuri

Fumi Akutagawa
Yukimoto Teahouse Matron

Koji Toyoda
Male Hairdresser

Rick Mali
Man in Grey Hat

Steve Terada
Boy on Bike

Laura Miro
Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha, Spring Festival Dancer

Spring Festival Dancer, Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha

Yasusuke Uike
Sumo Referee

Shûhei Mainoumi
Small Sumo Wrestler

Daisuke Dewaarashi
Large Sumo Wrestler

Ren Urano
Sumo Ring Announcer

Ace Yonamine
Sumo Wrestler

Anthony Begonia
Sumo Wrestler

Albert 'Sumo' Lee
Sumo Wrestler

Dino Rivera
Sumo Wrestler

Dr. Crab

Takayo Fischer
Tanizato Teahouse Owner

Asako Takasue
Tanizato Teahouse Matron

Clarissa Park
Dancer at Party

Nobu Matsuhisa
Kimono Artist

James Taku Leung
Kimono Factory Worker

Chad Cleven
Drunken G.I.

Richard J. Bell
Drunken G.I.

Cameron Duncan
Drunken G.I.

Faith Shin
Little Kiko

Military Police Officer

Colonel Derricks

Lieutenant Hutchins

Sayuri Narration

Michelle Aguilar Camaya
Spring Festival Dancer

Janelle Dote
Spring Festival Dancer

Kim Hazel
Spring Festival Dancer

Ashia Meyers
Spring Festival Dancer

Mitsuyo Miyazaki
Spring Festival Dancer

Shiho Miyazawa
Spring Festival Dancer

Spring Festival Dancer

Mami Saito
Spring Festival Dancer

Shannon Abero
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Kiyoko Ando
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Miki Fujita
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Chieko Hidaka
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Wendy Lam
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Kana Miyamoto
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Brooke Miyasaki
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Nao Nojima
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Shelly Oto
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Nikki Tuazon
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Addie Yungmee
Festival Rehearsal Dancer

Cassidy Adams
Student Dancer

Celena Ahn
Student Dancer

Allison Chan
Student Dancer

Deziree Del Rosario
Student Dancer

Emilie Endow
Student Dancer

Rosie Endow
Student Dancer

Hannah Hwang
Student Dancer

Emma Fusako Ishii
Student Dancer

Amy Saki Kawakami
Student Dancer

Stefani Lee
Student Dancer

Teanna Lee
Student Dancer

Melissa Morinishi
Student Dancer

Michelle Obi
Student Dancer

Kasey Okazaki
Student Dancer

Jacqueline Osaki
Student Dancer

Ayaka Oyama
Student Dancer

Jade Refuerzo
Student Dancer

Meng Shi
Student Dancer

Stacy Suzuki
Student Dancer

Miwa Tachibana
Student Dancer

Jordan Tambara
Student Dancer

Shaye Uyematsu
Student Dancer

Etsuo Hongo
Shamisen Musician

Tateo Takahashi
Shamisen Musician

Shamisen Musician

Rio Ahn
Spring Festival Dance Usher

Kazumi Aihara
The Baron's Guest

Yuki Bird
Wealthy Guest

Michael Chen
Rickshaw Driver

Guest of the Baron

Halla
Maiko

James Huang
Spa Worker

Eiji Inoue
-

Masa Kanome
Radio Caster

Branden Weslee Kong
Rickshaw Driver

Aurelie Kyinn
Wealthy guest

Teddy Lau
Noodle Chef

Stacey Lee
Maiko

Jon Liggett
Drunken G.I.

Tohoru Masamune
Radio Announcer

Danton Mew
Takamaya Towel Servant

Ryan Moriarty
Teahouse Patron

Tam Nguyen
Maiko

Kimono Factory Worker

Ricky Pak
Spa Patron

Jia Mae
Sexy Geisha

Steffinnie Phrommany
Geisha

Catherine Kim Poon
Geisha

Austin Michael Scott
Drunken G.I.

The Baron's Guest

Aaron Takahashi
Rickshaw Runner

Henry T. Yamada
Sumo Judge

Spa Patron

Director

Writer

Arthur Golden

Producer

Gary Barber
executive producer

Roger Birnbaum
executive producer

Bobby Cohen
executive producer

John DeLuca
co-producer

Lucy Fisher
producer

producer

Patricia Whitcher
executive producer

Douglas Wick
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Dion Beebe

Editor

Casting Director

Francine Maisler
-

Nina Henninger
-

Production Designer

John Myhre
-

Art Director

Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
-

Set Decorator

Gretchen Rau
-

Costume Designer

Colleen Atwood
-

Makeup Department

Trish Almeida
key hair stylist

Kate Biscoe
department head makeup

Miia Kovero
key hair stylist

Todd McIntosh
key makeup artist

Ben Nye Jr.
special effects makeup artist

Lyndell Quiyou
hair designer

Miho Suzuki
makeup artist: Japan, hair stylist: Japan

Christien Tinsley
prosthetic makeup

Kelvin R. Trahan
department head hair

makeup designer

Victoria Wood
wig maker

Donna J. Anderson
hair stylist

Marc Boyle
hair stylist

Katrina Chevalier
assistant hair stylist

David DeLeon
makeup artist

Hitomi Golba
hair stylist

Connie Grayson
contact lens technician

Pilar Harlow
contact lens technician

Teressa Hill
hair stylist

David Larson
hair stylist

Thomas Opitz
hair stylist

Cristina Patterson Ceret
contact lens coordinator/painter

Raissa Patton
hair stylist

Yoichi Art Sakamoto
special makeup effects artist

Robin Slater
makeup artist

Michele Tyminski
makeup artist

Terrie Velasquez
hair stylist

Production Manager

Tsutomu Adachi
production manager: Japan

Cellin Gluck
unit production manager: Japan

Don J. Hug
production supervisor: Northern California

Leeann Stonebreaker
production supervisor

Patricia Whitcher
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

John DeLuca
second unit director

Emi Fukuda
second assistant director: Japan

Eric Heffron
first assistant director

Michael J. Moore
second assistant director

David K. Riebel
second second assistant director

Yusuke Takeda
second assistant director: Japan

Marvin Williams
second second assistant director: Northern California

Anne Carroll
additional second assistant director

Grace Liu
second assistant director: San Francisco

Ellen Rosentreter
day player additional second assistant director

Art Department

Greg Berry
assistant art director

Steve Brennan
on-set dresser

J.C. Brown
graphic designer

John Carroll
construction foreman

leadman

Clete Cetrone
construction foreman

William Rob Chalk
on-set dresser

Fred Defoe
construction foreman

Jann K. Engel
set designer

Robert Fechtman
set designer

Emily Ferry
property master

Elizabeth Flaherty
art department coordinator

Shogo Fujii
property master: Japan

Darek Gogol
illustrator

Michael E. Goldman
assistant art director: Northern California

Donnie Grant
stand-by painter

John Guliano
construction foreman

John Hoskins
construction coordinator

Luis G. Hoyos
set designer

Makoto Ibuki
set decorator: Japan

Stuart John
construction foreman

Robert Lambert
general construction foreman

Dwight Lowell
construction foreman

Kumiko Mizuno
prop advisor

Yasuyuki Ogawa
set decorator: Japan

Dan Ondrejko
greens foreman

Edmond Scott Ratliff
assistant props

Brian Rock
labor foreman

Rich Romig
set designer

Jerry Sargent
propmaker foreman

Maya Shimoguchi
set designer

Kazuo Tashima
art director: Japan

Joy Taylor
assistant property master

Jeffrey Thomas
stand-by greensman

Lisa Vasconcellos
art department coordinator

Tomas Voth
supervising art director

Tim Wessling
construction foreman: Northern California

Greg Wilkinson
assistant props

Clyde Zimmerman
paint supervisor

Gunnar Ahmer
scenic artist

Greg Aronowitz
conceptual model maker

Carlo Basail
greens foreman

Richard J. Bell
greens foreman

Craig Bernatzke
propmaker gangboss

James W. Boyce
set dresser

Adam Braid
buyer

Shane Buckallew
plasterer

Vincent D'Aquino
greens foreman

Michael P. Finnegan
tool technician

Chad S. Frey
set designer

J. Bryan Holloway
sculptor

Lawrence Hornbeck
props: Northern California

Bob Huffman
propmaker

Travis Huffman
propmaker foreman

Scott Johnson
art department assistant

Kent Jones
paint foremen

Michele Maria Kitagawa
art department production assistant

Richard Lambert
gang boss: set

Michael Marcus
graphic artist

Jeff Markwith
set designer

Masako Masuda
set designer

Chet Maxwell
set dresser

Doni McMillan
gangboss

Robert Misetich
set paint foreman

John S. Ogden
propmaker

Bruce Richter
carpenter

Liza Rudolph
assistant set decorator

Tommy Samona
set dresser

Hugo Santiago
leadman set designer

Quentin Schierenberg
gang boss

Patte Strong-Lord
set designer

Tom Talley
location foreman

Robert Van Dyke
propmaker foreman

Mark Warren
set dresser

Tracey Wilson
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Michael J. Broomberg
foley artist

Harry Cohen
sound designer

Kelly Doran
sound utility

Julie Feiner
dialogue editor

Linda Folk
adr editor

Hector C. Gika
sound effects editor

Laura R. Harris
dialogue editor

Gary A. Hecker
foley artist

Rick Kline
supervising sound mixer

Howard London
adr mixer

James Morioka
assistant sound editor

Kevin O'Connell
supervising sound mixer

Michelle Pazer
dialogue editor

John Pritchett
production mixer

David M. Roberts
boom operator

Brian Ruberg
foley mixer

Greg P. Russell
supervising sound mixer

Joe Schiff
assistant sound editor

Ann Scibelli
sound effects editor, sound designer

Dan Sharp
sound re-recordist

Branden Spencer
assistant sound editor

Wylie Stateman
supervising sound editor

Renee Tondelli
dialogue supervisor, adr supervisor

Steven J. Berger
assistant sound

Nick Foley
adr recordist

Michael Hertlein
adr editor, dialogue editor, foley editor

Lenny Rabinowitz
adr recording engineer

Ted Swanscott
adr mixer

Eric Taylor Williamson
adr recordist

Special Effects

Scott R. Fisher
special effects coordinator

Jay King
special effects technician

Jim Rollins
special effects foreman

Leo Leoncio Solis
special effects technician

Scot Erb
assistant model maker

John Fleming
special effects technician

Ian O'Connor
special effects supervisor: title sequence

Arthur G. Schlosser
snow effects technician

Visual Effects

Brian Battles
compositor: Digital Backlot

Danny Braet
digital effects supervisor: CafeFX

Lee Carlton
digital artist: CafeFX

Matthew Collorafice
digital artist: CafeFX , compositor

Steve Dellerson
visual effects producer: Cafe FX

Thomas F. Ford IV
production support: Digital Backlot

Julia Frey
visual effects producer

Jeff Goldman
digital artist: CafeFX

Paul Graff
compositing supervisor

Elizabeth Hirsch
production manager: Digital Backlot

Josh McGuire
digital artist: CafeFX

Dan Naulin
digital artist: CafeFX

Bryant Reif
digital effects supervisor: CafeFX

Robert Stromberg
visual effects supervisor

Adam Watkins
3D lead: Digital Backlot

Jeff Barnes
production executive: CafeFX

David Ebner
digital effects artist

Vicki Galloway-Weimer
visual effects executive producer: CafeFX

Scott Gregory
digital film colorist

Diana Hinek
digital compositor, rotoscope: Digital Backlot

David Hochstadter
digital artist: CafeFX

Steve Hutchins
rotoscope artist

Derek Krauss
digital paint and rotoscope artist

Votch Levi
digital compositor: CafeFX

Lap Van Luu
IT support: CafeFX, data I/O: CafeFX

Brandon MacDougall
digital artist

Ed Mendez
digital compositor: CafeFx

Toby Newell
digital compositor

Brian Openshaw
render manager

Ruben Rodas
paint/roto artist: CafeFX

Wilson Tang
digital restoration

Danny Torres
systems administrator

O.D. Welch
production executive: CafeFX

Radost Yonkova
digital artist: CafeFX

Stunts

Doug Coleman
stunt coordinator

Hannah Ha Joo
stunts, stunts

Will Leong
stunts

Ming Liu
stunts

Joey Nawa
stunts

stunt coordinator

Marise Wong
stunts

Boni Yanagisawa
stunts

Andy Arness
precision driver

stunts

Phil Chong
stunts

Eliza Coleman
stunts

Craig H. Davidson
stunts

Jonathan Eusebio
stunts

Roel Failma
stunts

Mickey Giacomazzi
stunts

Amy Saki Kawakami
stunts

Brian L. Keaulana
stunts

Jon W. Kishi
stunts

Hiro Koda
stunts

Jen Sung Outerbridge
stunts

Chris Palermo
stunts

Simon Rhee
stunts

Larry Rippenkroeger
stunts

Philip Tan
stunts

James D. Weston II
precision driver

Camera and Electrical Department

Paul C. Babin
camera operator: "c" camera

Michael Barrere
best boy grip

John Buckley
chief lighting technician

George Cacamise
dolly grip

Alfred Castillo
rigging best boy grip

Gary Dahlquist
rigging chief lighting technician

Cameron Duncan
camera loader

John Grillo
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Yuji Higashida
gaffer: Japan

David James
still photographer

Sion Michel
director of photography: second unit, camera operator: "b" camera

E.J. Misisco
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Brad Rea
dolly grip: "a" camera

Donald Reynolds Jr.
rigging key grip

Scott M. Robinson
key grip

Peter Rosenfeld
camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator

Paul Santoni
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Kenji Tozaki
key grip: Japan

Doug Weinmann
rigging best boy electric

Chuck Weiss
video assist operator

Michael D. Weldon
first assistant camera: "a" camera

R. Michael Yope
assistant chief lighting technician

Ross Addiego
rigging grip

John H.L. Baker
second assistant camera

Ken Bazal
second assistant camera

Chris Bennett
lighting programmer

Shane Buttle
rigging electrician

Glenn Cannon
digital video assist operator

Bruce Chimerofsky
rigging grip

James M. Chizmar Jr.
rigging grip

Ian Chriss
grip

Elisha Christian
rigging grip

Gregory Collis
grip diver: San Francisco

Jeffrey A. Cook
electrician

Chris Cuevas
assistant camera

Joshua Davis
rigging electrician

Jack Davison
rigging grip

Daniel Duggan
company grip

John Fine
lighting technician

Glenn Fishel
grip

Michael Franco
electrician

Jordan Garretson
rigging grip

Steve Gilbert
dolly grip

Craig Grossmueller
additional second assistant camera

Allen Harker
lighting technician

Don Hayashi
first assistant camera

Chiabella James
digital assistant to still photographer

Joel Jaspan
rigging grip

David Levich
rigging grip

Zachary Love
key rigging grip: San Francisco

Phil Miller
rigging grip

Mazi Mitchell
electrician

Darin Moran
assistant camera: "c" camera

Noe Nava
set lighting technician

Andi Ruane
rigging grip

Sean Shinneman
rigging grip

Sean-Michael Smith
rigging set lighting technician

Bruce Swift
rigging grip

John Trapman
camera operator: Wescam camera

Marshall Valentine
rigging grip

Mark Vollmer
camera support boat

Lou Weinert
camera operator

Casting Department

Nicole Abellera
casting assistant

Jennifer Bender
extras casting

Kathy Driscoll
casting associate

Mariann H.W. Lee
extras casting

Kathleen Tomasik
casting associate

Max Bollinger
casting: UK

Patti Carns Kalles
casting: Seattle

Barbara Harris
voice casting

Nancy Hayes
extras casting: San Francisco

Jason James
casting: Seattle

Sarah Kliban
location casting assistant

Laurie Levine
casting: Seattle

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Deborah Ambrosino
specialty costumer

Amy Arnold
costumer

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
costume supervisor

Christine Cantella
costumer

Jay Cheng
costumer

Barry Kellogg
costumer

Colleen Kelsall
assistant costume designer

Brenda Laidlaw
set costumer

Karen Naser
costume cutter: women

Donna O'Neal
key set costumer

Rob Phillips
specialty costume manufacturer

Felipe Sanchez
costume illustrator

Michael Sloan
costume cutter: men

Michael Sloan
costume cutter: men

Ivory Stanton
costume ager/dyer

Dale Wibben
costume cutter: women

Marcy Craig
costumer

costumer

Brenda Donoho
set costumer

Monica Haynes-Nino
costumer

Mathew Hooey
additional costumer

Phillip Howard
set costumer

Tom Macdonald
costumer

Philip Maldonado
set costumer

Guy Miracle
costumer

Nino
costumer

Shelli Nishino
costumer

Damien Quinn
set costumer

Thomas Sjolander
embroidery

Ric Spencer
costumer

Gillian Waterman
costumer

Tim Wilson
costumer

Editorial Department

Valerio Bonelli
associate editor

Seth Clark
set assistant editor: Avid

Robert Drwila
assistant editor

Scott Gregory
digital colorist

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Anette Pillau
post-production assistant

Chisako Yokoyama
assistant editor

Bruce Lomet
digital intermediate producer

Jim Passon
film color timer

Mark Sahagun
digital intermediate editor

Lawrence Howard Williams
post digital media operator

Music Department

Ramiro Belgardt
music editor

Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor

Hiromi Hashibe
musician: koto soloist

Masayo Ishigure
musician: koto soloist

Edward Karam
orchestrator

Kenneth Karman
music editor

Yo-Yo Ma
musician: cello solos

Shawn Murphy
scoring mixer

musician: violin solos

Conrad Pope
orchestrator

Kenneth Wannberg
music editor

musician: shakuhachi soloist

Andy Bass
scoring crew

Tim Boot
scoring cue mixer

Bryan Clements
scoring crew

Mark Eshelman
scoring crew

Melissa Deanne Ferguson
assistant music editor

Mark Graham
music librarian

Karen Han
musician: Erhu solo

Jason Lloyd
scoring crew

Greg Loskorn
scoring technician

David Marquette
score recordist

Adam Michalak
score recordist

Jeremy Raub
co-music editor

Pat Weber
scoring technician

conductor

Robert Wolff
scoring crew

Transportation Department

Denny Caira
transportation captain

Mike Shannon
transportation co-captain

Yu Yamada
transportation captain: Japan

Vaughn Bladen
driver

Karen K. Chang
transportation office coordinator

Marc Lebeaune
driver

Doug S. MacLean
driver

William R. Peck
driver

Tina Peterson
driver

Tom Rebber
transportation captain

Jose M. Sanchez
driver

James Waitkus
driver

Other Crew

H. Leah Amir
craft service

Morgan Bailey
production assistant

Madeline Bell
assistant location manager

Takashi Bernhardt
assistant: Mr. Yakusho

Francie Brown
additional dialect coach

Kim Buttlar
executive coordinator: Mr. Barber

Susannah Carradine
production assistant

Jeffrey Caruso
assistant production coordinator: Northern California

Sue Chipperton
animal trainer

Chad Cleven
production assistant

David Cohen
mold shop supervisor

Peter Costelli
assistant location manager

Liza Dalby
consultant: geisha

Nour Dardari
production controller

John DeLuca
choreographer

Jon Dorflinger
production assistant

Jessica Drake
supervising dialect coach

Linda Emmons-Cunningham
assistant location manager: Northern California

Scot Erb
production assistant

Cecilia Escobar
assistant accountant

Mike Fantasia
location manager

Ryan Faust
production assistant

associate choreographer

Kazutaka Fukushima
location manager: Japan

Kate Galbraith
production assistant

Tom Gire
synthesizer programmer

Noelle Green
production coordinator

Diana Hammons
production assistant

Shawheen Hazrati
production assistant

Saisie M. Jang
assistant location manager: Northern California

Melissa Judd
production assistant

Hiroki Kashiwagi
production assistant

Dan Kemp
location manager: Northern California

Natasha Klibansky
assistant: Mr. Wick

Yuko T. Koach
consultant: Kimono, Kimono Creations

Danika Kohler
assistant production coordinator

Anna Leung
assistant: Ms. Yeoh

James Taku Leung
production assistant

Sharon Lopez
production secretary: Northern California

assistant: Mr. Cohen

Kristie Macosko
assistant: Mr. Spielberg

Donny Martino Jr.
assistant location manager

Jeanette L. McDuffie
assistant: Ms. Gong

Troy McGatlin
assistant accountant

Kerry Lyn McKissick
script supervisor

Sandra McNeil
studio teacher

Meg Mimura
translator: Japanese

Peggy Mulloy
unit publicist

Tim Nagasawa
production assistant

Yôko Narahashi
liaison: Japanese

Izumi Noda
interpretor: Japan

Jimmy O'Connell
marine coordinator

Asako Ogiwara
production assistant

Disha Patel
production assistant

Mike Patlin
pilot

Amy Peltonen
assistant: Mr. Wick

Greg Pisarski
production assistant

Matt Reitsma
textile artist

Kim Ronstadt
assistant accountant

Arthur Roses
associate: Mr. Marshall

Trevor Sagan
assistant: Mr. Marshall

Janell M. Sammelman
production assistant

Meghan Snyder
assistant: Ms. Fisher

John Sponsler
synthesizer programmer

Paula Stier
production secretary

Miyako Tachibana
dance consultant: Japanese

Asako Takeuchi Glendenning
assistant: Mr. Watanabe

Marlena Thomas
executive coordinator: Mr. Birnbaum

Michael Totten
assistant: Ms. Whitcher

Marvin Williams
production assistant

Hailey C. Wu
translator: Chinese

Xin Yang
assistant: Ms. Zhang

Lori A. Balton
location scout

Matt Barrie
production assistant

Richard J. Bosner
production assistant

Brinton Bryan
set production assistant: Los Angeles

Bill Buck
production assistant

Carol Chow
production assistant

Kaiser Clark
assistant to cast

Deborah Dellosso
animal trainer

Kalynn Dodge
production assistant

Jon Donahue
additional set production assistant

Eric Dvorsky
assistant technician: Pictorvision XR

Derek Ferguson
production assistant

Paula Frankel
script supervisor: second unit

Andrew Freund
consultant: Sumo

Flax Glor
publicist

Daniel Gonzalez
accounting clerk

Kenneth Hunter
location scout

Sachiyo K.
Japanese dialogue sample

Eli Akira Kaufman
production assistant

Angie Kern
set medic

Dan King
voice-over

Branden Weslee Kong
photo double

Ted Leonard
key set assistant

Jim Maguire
set production assistant: San Francisco

Holly McGreevy
second assistant accountant

Blair Mealing
assistant to cast

Michael Miller
second assistant accountant

Peter Moody
assistant location manager

Dave Moorer
set medic

Neal Naito
stand-in

Cynthia Phillips
post-production accounts

Dennis Post
production assistant: Sacramento

Anisa Qureshi
production assistant: Los Angeles/San Francisco

Yvonne Ramond
construction accountant

Bobby Ravanshenas
assistant to cast

Jon Recher
set production assistant

craft service

Matthew Riutta
assistant location manager

Brad Robinson
additional set production assistant

Chris Rudolph
location scout: Canada

Christopher T. Sadler
production assistant

Emily Samuel
production assistant

Jessa Santens
production assistant

Jeffrey Sheller
production assistant

Cody Smith
animal trainer

Jina Song
model

Douglas J. Stewart
textile artist

Charles A. Tamburro
helicopter pilot

kimono model: Li Gong and Michelle Yeoh

Dale Wilmarth
mold maker foreman

additional script supervisor

Oorala Yamada
set production assistant

Garson Yu
title designer

Thanks

Keiko Aoki
special thanks

James Danziger
special thanks

John McMullen
special thanks

Katsu Michite
special thanks: Teahouse Food

Jun Ogawa
special thanks

Maura Powell
special thanks

Kozu Shokai
special thanks

Yasuhito Yagi
special thanks

Production Company

Columbia Pictures Corporation
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DreamWorks SKG
-

Spyglass Entertainment
-

Amblin Entertainment
-

Red Wagon Productions

Distributor

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Spyglass Entertainment

DreamWorks SKG

Columbia Pictures

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Columbia Pictures

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Falcon

Fox-Warner

Shochiku Company

Sony Pictures Releasing

Sony Pictures Releasing

Sony Pictures Releasing

Warner Bros.

Net5

Paradise Group

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Television

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Special Effects

Digital Backlot

CafeFX

Professional VisionCare Associates

Tinsley Transfers

Miscellaneous

Armytrucks
military vehicles

Bender ET
GFCI shock protection provided by

California Film Commission
special thanks

California State Park System
special thanks

California State Railroad Museum
special thanks

California Sumo Association
special thanks

Central Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

City of San Francisco
special thanks

County of San Francisco
special thanks

DeLuxe Laboratories
prints

Deluxe Catering
catering

Deluxe
prints by

Direct Tools & Fasteners
expendables

Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
special thanks

Heian Jingu Shrine
special thanks

Inflatable Crowd Company, The
inflatable mannequins

KC Stylist
consultant: Kimono

Keihan Shoukai
special thanks

Kodak
motion picture film

Kyoto Yoshiminedera Temple
special thanks

Manhattan Transfer
adr facility

National Park Service, The
special thanks

Packair Airfreight
international logistics

Panavision
cameras and lenses

Pictorvision
stabilized ground head

Reel Team, The
voice casting

Scarlet Letters
end title crawl

Set Security
location security

Shimada City Office
special thanks: Commerce and Industry Division

Sony Classical
soundtrack on

Sony Pictures Studios
post-production sound mixing

Teahouse Food
special thanks

Technicolor Digital Intermediates
digital intermediate

United Performers' Studio
casting

yU+Co.
main and end title sequence designed by






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Steven Spielberg filmography
1941 (1979)
Always (1989)
Amblin' (1968)
Amistad (1997)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Balto (1995)
Cape Fear (1991)
Casper (1995)
Dad (1989)
Deep Impact (1998)
Disturbia (2007)
Eagle Eye (2008)
ER (1994)
Family Dog (1993)
Freakazoid! (1995)
Gremlins (1984)
Hereafter (2010)
Hook (1991)
Innerspace (1987)
Into the West (2005)
Jaws (1975)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Films directed by Rob Marshall
Annie (1999)
Chicago (2002)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Nine (2009)
Cinema of Japan
964 Pinocchio (1991)
A Geisha (1953)
A Last Note (1995)
A Promise (1986)
About Love (2005)
Afraid to Die (1960)
Ai futatabi (1971)
Ai o kou hito (1998)
Akira (1988)
Alive (2002)
Am I Trying (1969)
Arakure (1957)
Avalon (2001)
Bashing (2005)
Bed Dance (1967)
Bitter Sweet (2004)
Blind Love (2005)
Bright Future (2003)
Buraikan (1970)