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geisha

geisha of mama sasoon's okiya



aoi sasoon
forty-six years old
• appointed mother of the okiya
• former friend of rei sato
• admired by isamu hara
played by maggie cheung
subplot i



• miho yakamoto •
twenty-eight years old
• coined the term 'last true geisha'
• 'big sister' of hitomi nakahara
• biological older sister of izumu shimizu but has yet to find out.
• remembers having a sister, but thinks she died with her parents.
played by gong li
subplot iv



momo koga
twenty-two
• recently appointed geisha
• naive and tends to annoy everyone
• aoi sasoon only puts up with her because she sees her potential.
• currently trying to train her old school friend jasmine fujiwara
played by ayumi hamasaki
subplot viii



yumi tanaka
twenty-four
• became a geisha after seeing aoi sasoon
• is aoi sasoon's favorite
• knows it is more economical for her to adopt miho yakamoto
played by grace park


geisha of mama yamamoto's okiya



takahara yamamoto
fourty-four
• is the appointed mother of the okiya
• had a failing okiya before deciding to make the geisha more liberal
• is thought of as 'willing to paint any girl's face'
• is fawned over by patton cutty
played by michelle yeoh



uniko nakamura
twenty-seven
• seemingly classy, but a terrible flirt - almost over the top
• the polar opposite of miho yakamoto but her competition
• half-sister of yoshi miyake
• willingly slept with kenji miyake, and regrets it
played by faye wong
subplot v & vii



namie yusa
twenty-five
• child of an ex-geisha
• thinks she is better than everyone
• constantly butting heads with uniko nakamura
• thinks she deserves to take over the okiya one day
played by yukie nakama

companions



charlotte grey
thirty-seven
• is the appointed mother of the companion house
• is ditzy yet very alluring
• has a distorted view of geisha, thinking she understands them
played by heidi klum
subplot iii



christiana maryington
thirty-four
• un-happy companion
• planning to start her own companion house with geisha and western women
• stubborn as all hell
played by kate moss
subplot iii



bethany tides
twenty-five
• is the most popular companion
• has an unknown enemy in anne camille
• sister of alisa tides
played by claire danes
subplot iv & v



anne camille
twenty-one
• is jealous of bethany tides
• approached miho yakamoto to backstab bethany tides
• plays the mysterious card to get clients
played by cintia dicker
subplot iv



terri-mae bale
eighteen
• a sort of 'maiko' for her house
• soon to make her debut as a full companion
• bethany tides fears that such a beautiful young girl could steal her spotlight
• sweet southern gal
played by emma watson



mink crystal
twenty-eight
• no real name, no real identity
• should honestly be a prostitute the way she oozes sex
• but prefers to refrain and get the money
• loves glitz and glamor; thinks she is worth it
played by mila jovovich



juliette march
twenty-two
• smart
• knows the art of a true geisha
• feels wrong that she is part of a cheap imitation
• aoi sasoon regrettably sees potential but would never take on an american
played by kirsten dunst



anabelle barton
twenty-five
• all american girl from kansas
• loves to flirt
• thrill-seeker who came to japan on a whim
• would rather party than try to be a top companion
played by katee sackhoff

maiko



hitomi nakahara
seventeen years old
• maiko of aoi sasoon's okiya
• 'little sister' of miho yakamoto whom she is in love with
• real sister of the prostitute chisato nakahara
• not feeling this geisha thing
played by ai takahashi



junko yuri
eighteen years old
• little sister of uniko nakamura
• classier than her big sister
• has caught the eye of aoi sasoon
• wishes she were sold to her okiya instead
played by gillian chung



aya zhang
seventeen years old
• maiko imported from china as a child
• unsure of what the future holds
• her japanese is fine, but her understanding of geisha is not
• ignored by her big sister uniko nakamura because of her clumsiness
played by charlene choi
subplot ii

towns people



yoshi miyake
twenty-eight years old
• half brother of uniko nakamura
• cousin of kenji miyake
• newly appointed doctor
• works at the hospital with alisa tides & maxwell blake
played by daniel henney
subplot v & vii



kenji miyake
twenty-six years old
• slept with uniko nakamura by her choice
• cousin of yoshi miyake
• errand boy, doesn't do much
• cocky, arrogant, jackass
played by kim rae won
subplot vii



jasmine fujiwara
twenty-two years old
• cousin of timothy fujiwara
• attended geisha school
• was let go when the school had to make cutbacks
• is being approached by momo koga for secret training
played by utada hikaru
subplot viii



timothy fujiwara
twenty-seven years old
• cousin of jasmine fujiwara
• moved to america with his family as a child
• visited his family pre-WWII but afraid to go back
played by john cho



noriko ono
thirty-two years old
• classy but a fan of sex
• thinks it's disgraceful to put a price on it
• wants to be a career woman
• attempting to seduce anthony hines in order to be a shareholder
played by rinko kikuchi



arata kimura
thirty years old
• son of masa kimura
• step-son of melissa hannity, with whom he is having an affair
• step-brother of ronan hannity
played by jay chou
subplot ix



hana oh
twenty-two years old
• brilliant in the science field
• works under meto saito
• normally fixes his work and receives no credit
• to the rest of the world she just answers phones
played by maki horikita



hiromi matsuka
nineteen years old
• lives with her father who is a fisherman
• mother died when hiromi was a child
• sells flowers and vegetables in order to make ends meat
• has secret feelings for tatsuo kato who returns those feelings
played by noriko sakai



masa kimura
fourty-eight years old
• father of arata kimura
• husband of melissa hannity
• step-father of ronan hannity
played by jet li
subplot ix



iwao matsuka
fourty-one years old
• makes a humble living as a fisherman
• father of hiromi matsuka
• has never remarried after his wife died seventeen years ago
played by jackie chan



fuji ito
twenty-seven years old
• maid to the okiya of takahara yamamoto
• will never become a geisha
• pities aya zhang
• cunning and oh so brave
played by devon aoki
subplot ii

foreigners



mary smicks
twenty-one years old
• came to iiota to be with her father, an army sergeant unable to leave
• admires and has feelings for mark gronin
• works in the bar of parker quinn
played by mandy moore



jet jenkins
twenty years old
• wannabe rock star from america
• was told by his agent that people 'go big' in japan
• is hated by moose
• leon french is his manager and all around protector
played by jim sturgess
subplot vi



moose
twenty-five years old
• tiny, violent, asshole from russia
• hates jet jenkins and that fuckin' manager of his
• came looking for a change of scenery
• hard to understand...like for real
played by emile hirsch
subplot vi



alisa tides
twenty-two years old
• sister of bethany tides
• works at the hospital with yoshi miyake
• finds her sister's job disrespectful to their japanese hosts
• transferred with her old boss maxwell blake
played by tetyana piskun



maxwell blake
thirty-seven years old
• doctor that came to help with the relief effort
• finds the geisha intriguing
• would never pay for sex with a prostitute, as it makes him nervous
• lovable, but geeky
played by noah wyle



emma winston
thirty-seven years old
• roving reporter who likes to stay in iiota when she gets a minute
• interested in the town's changes
• british, and stubborn as hell
• big on women's rights
played by catherine zeta jones



barty cox
twenty-seven years old
• sailor that was stationed in iiota
• when the troops withdrew he was left behind
• he was taken in by the fujiwara family
• utterly depressed
played by zach braff



josephine bates
twenty-two years old
• personal assistant to anthony hines
• uptight and prude
• respects geisha but has little respect for companions
• longs after her boss' partner arnold pellingham
played by christina ricci



patton cutty
thirty-eight years old
• soldier that was stationed near iiota
• upon entering the city he fell in love with takahara yamamoto
• hopeless romantic
played by jerry o'connell



teddy o'golly
thirty-five years old
• irish criminal hiding from the law
• charged with accounts of battery, robbery and numerous other crimes
• drunk
played by colin farrell



delphine l'amour
twenty-five years old
• french pin-up girl
• made to visit the troops in japan but decided to stay due to her ability to be incognito
• finds dr. blake adorable, and sweet
played by kate bosworth



parker quinn
twenty-six years old
• former british soldier
• opened up a pub that is popular amongst foreigners
• has a thing for alisa tides, but she has yet to return his feelings
• goes for the next bethany tides, when he is in a depressed drunk state
• friends with anthony hines who worries about his drinking
played by ian somerhalder



leon french
thirty-eight years old
• british manager of jet jenkins
• hilarious and loyal
• really tired of that damn moose
played by chris martin
subplot vi



melissa hannity
forty-one years old
• married to masa kimura
• having an affair with her step-ston arato kimura
• mother of ronan hannity
played by nicole kidman
subplot ix



anthony hines
forty years old
• business partner of arnold pellingham
• smart and honest
• attempting to get iiota to accept his diner business
• trying to reach a compromise. outside - pagoda. inside - diner, baby
played by brad pitt

patrons



isamu hara
forty-six years old
• wealthy business man of hara industries
• hopelessly in love with aoi sasoon
• is being pressured by her to become danna to miho yakamoto
• targeted by rei sato
played by chow yun-fat
subplot i



mark gronin
thirty-seven years old
• a soldier who stayed behind out of loyalty to his sergeant
• partakes of both okiyas
• both wish for him to pick a side and stay loyal
• object of mary smicks' affection
played by ewan mcgregor



runo matcieski
twenty-nine years old
• polish immigrant
• loves the forwardness mixed with tradition of takahara yamamoto's okiya
• clumsy but tries to play it cool
played by john krasinski



jun saito
thirty-nine years old
• a scientist who is known for advance strides in the field
• isn't responsible for any of it
• has his eyes on hitomi nakahara
• normally a loyal patron of miho yakamura
played by tony leung chiu wai



tatsuo kato
twenty-five years old
• wealthy playboy
• adores the prostitutes, the companions and the new geisha
• always picks the girl that shows no interest in him, loves the challenge
• flirts with hiromi matsuka who has feelings for him
played by hyun bin
subplot ii



walter minch
thirty-five years old
• mysterious
• appeared out of the blue, no one knows when
• no one knows much for that matter
• only is accompanied by companions
played by hugh jackman



shin abe
forty years old
• loyal patron of aoi sasoon's okiya
• thinking of becoming momo koga's danna
• but is weary of taking on a newer geisha
• kind of shady
played by andy lau



masao kikuchi
forty-seven years old
• gentleman
• but loves him some prostitutes
• writer for the newspaper
played by ken watanabe



arnold pellingham
forty-one years old
• business partner of anthony hines
• knows nothing of geisha but thinks the takahara girls are pretty swell
• charming, and uses that to his advantage
• is unaware of his partner's assitant josephine bates' crush on him
played by george clooney



martin cooper
forty-three years old
• police man set in iiota to 'keep the peace'
• no one truly trusts him, but they put up with him anyhow and he knows
• sits on the fence between geisha houses
• finds comfort in the less popular geisha
played by russell crowe



ronan hannity
twenty-three years old
• he is up for anyone, baby
• son of melissa hannity, step-son of masa kimura
• step-brother of arato kimura
• dumb as bricks
played by elijah wood
subplot ix

prostitutes



rei sato
fifty-two years old
• former geisha now owns brothel
• betrayed by aoi sasoon
• is bitter about her job, but loves her girls
• trying to seduce isamu hara
played by joan chen
subplot i



chisato nakahara
twenty-two years old
• biological sister of hitomi nakahara
• always wanted to berate her sister
• but is not allowed to pay her any attention in public
played by ai kago



yoko suzuki
twenty-four years old
• twin of ai suzuki
• she and her sister are token bad girls
• steals, drinks, even looked down on by other prostitutes
• yet a favorite of thrill seeking Americans
played by zhang ziyi



ai suzuki
twenty-four years old
• twin of yoko suzuki
• brains of her and her sister's operations
• thinks up the petty crimes she and her sister commit
• considers life a game
played by han ye seul



etsuko yoshida
twenty-three years old
• could have been a geisha
• but her father was one of the worst criminals in iiota
• no okiya wanted that reputation
• she is nothing like her father, much to the twins' dismay
played by boa kwon



izumi shimizu
twenty-one years old
• ambivalent about being a prostitute
• does her job but doesn't think of it when she isn't on call
• the real younger sister of miho yakamoto
• believed to be lost along with her parents in their house fire
• really taken in by the family of the firefighter who found her
played by jeon ji hyun



kiyoko kobayashi
nineteen years old
• one of the younger prostitutes
• appears innocent
• it is just a front to reel in men
• she is wild but denies it
played by min hyo rin

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