Karl Yune (
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid) is joining the cast of
Memoirs of a Geisha, which includes Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li and Ken Watanabe, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Yune will play Koichi, the love interest to Geisha Hatsumomo, Gong's character. Rob Marshall is directing from a screenplay by Ron Bass, Akiva Goldsman and Robin Swicord.