Memoirs of a Geisha

In the years before WWII, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang). Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man who is out of her reach (Ken Watanabe).

Based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden.
Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Gong Li

This movie will be released in US/Canada on Dec 9th, Asia Pacific will be sometime in January. Unfortunately no dates for Australia. The official website and the trailer is here

I haven't read the book but this sure makes me want to ...