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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Kaori Momoi, ranked

Kaori Momoi appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Memoirs of a Geisha or Ghost in the Shell.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 3 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Kaori Momoi appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Memoirs of a Geisha. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden, 1997
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Rob Marshall, 2005

In 1929, Chiyo Sakamoto, a young girl living in a poor fishing village by the sea, is sold to a geisha house by her father alongside her sister, Satsu, so that they might send money back home. Chiyo is taken in by Kayoko Nitta, the Mother (proprietress) of a geisha house in Miyaki in Kyoto, whereas Satsu, deemed too unattractive, is sent to a brothel instead.

Ghost in the Shell. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1989 comic book
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Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow, 1989
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Ghost in the Shell
Rupert Sanders, 2017

In the near future, humans are augmented with cybernetic improvements to traits such as vision, strength, and intelligence. Augmentation developer Hanka Robotics establishes a secret project to develop an artificial body, or shell, that can integrate a human brain rather than an AI. Over the objections of her designer Dr. Ouelet, Hanka Robotics CEO, Cutter, decides to use Killian as a counter-terrorism operative.

Ghost in the Shell. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ghost in the Shell
James Swallow, 2017
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Ghost in the Shell
Rupert Sanders, 2017

In the near future, humans are augmented with cybernetic improvements to traits such as vision, strength, and intelligence. Augmentation developer Hanka Robotics establishes a secret project to develop an artificial body, or shell, that can integrate a human brain rather than an AI. Over the objections of her designer Dr. Ouelet, Hanka Robotics CEO, Cutter, decides to use Killian as a counter-terrorism operative.