美丽的千代子（章子怡饰）出生在日本的一个小渔村里，因为继承了母亲的美貌生的一双蓝灰色的美瞳，虽然清贫但是因为姐姐千代子有一个快乐的童年。九岁的时候被父亲买到一家艺伎馆做学徒，小千代子在这里改名为小百合，在这里学习了茶艺和舞蹈。学徒小百合要从打扫开始，没有背景的她经常受到头牌艺伎初桃（巩俐饰）的刁难和讽刺
时间来到百合十五岁，她已经成为了艺伎馆有名的美人，京都艺伎豆叶（杨紫琼饰）觉得百合有成为出色艺伎的样子，于是便把她认作妹妹，经过豆叶严格的训练和指导下，百合应成为了令人着迷的出色艺伎。初桃察觉到了百合对自己的威胁，于是便暗暗给百合下道想要毁掉她。不久，第二次世界大战爆发，艺伎行业逐渐没落，小百合也与暗恋多年的人重逢。
The beautiful Chiyoko (played by Zhang Ziyi) was born in a small fishing village in Japan, because she inherited her mother's beauty and gave birth to a pair of blue-gray color contacts, Although poor, Chiyoko had a happy childhood because of her sister. When she was nine years old, she was bought by her father as an apprentice in a geisha hall, where Chiyoko changed her name to Sayuri and learned tea art and dancing. Apprentice Sayuri needs to start cleaning. She has no background and is often made things difficult and ridiculed by the top geisha Hatsumomo (played by Gong Li)
When Lily was fifteen years old, she had become a famous beauty in the geisha parlor. Kyoto geisha Domeha (Michelle Yeoh) felt that Lily has the appearance of becoming an excellent geisha, so he recognizes her as her younger sister. After Mameha's strict training and guidance, Lily should become a fascinating and excellent geisha. Hatsumomo sensed Lily's threat to her, so she secretly bewitched Lily to destroy her. Soon, World War II broke out, and the geisha industry gradually declined. Sayuri also reunited with her crush for many years.
《艺伎回忆录》通过细腻而感人的故事，展现了艺伎世界的美丽与残酷。章子怡、渡边谦和杨紫琼等演员的出色表演将观众带入了一个充满艺术与梦幻的世界。影片讲述了主人公小桃子从贫困到成为一名顶级艺伎的心路历程，其中蕴含着对爱情、友情和自我价值的思考，令人动容。
导演罗伯·马歇尔精心打造了精美的视觉效果和华丽的服装设计，再现了艺伎文化的瑰丽与细腻。电影中的每一幕都充满了艺术感和诗意，无论是富丽堂皇的宴会场景还是柔美动人的舞蹈表演，都令人陶醉其中。影片所传达的关于梦想追逐和自我奋斗的主题，深深触动着观众的内心。
《艺伎回忆录》是一部情感丰富、细腻而感人的电影。巩俐在片中的精彩演绎为角色增添了深厚的内涵和情感层次。故事情节紧凑而引人入胜，结合了浪漫、悲剧和复仇的元素，使观众在剧情的推进中经历了情感的起伏和思考的碰撞。
综合来说，《艺伎回忆录》是一部美轮美奂的剧情片，具有精彩的演员表演、华丽的制作和感人的故事。鉴于其整体表现，我给予这部电影9分（满分10分）的评分。它通过精湛的艺术表现和深刻的情感描绘，将观众带入一个迷人而令人沉醉的世界。
