| Edition |
Widescreen special ed. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Arthur Golden. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005. |
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Special features: Disc 1: Commentary with Rob Marshall and John DeLuca [audio only]; Commentary with Colleen Atwood (costumes), John Myhre (production designer) and Pietro Scalia (editor) [audio only]; Previews (8 min.); Disc 2: Featurettes Sayuri's Journey: from the novel to the screen (15 min.); The Road to Japan (6 min.); Geisha Boot Camp (12 min.); Building the Hanamachi (13 min.); The Look of a Geisha (16 min.); The Music of "Memoirs" (10 min.); A Geisha's Dance (8 min.); The world of the Geisha ; The Way of the Sumo (6 min.); Rob Marshall, Director (10 min.); A Day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa (10 min.); Chef Nobu's recipes [text feature]; Behind the scenes photo gallery; Costume illustrations photo gallery. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Film and commentaries -- disc 2. Featurettes, photo galleries. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; production designer, John Myhre ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; music by John Williams ; cello solos by Yo-Yo Ma ; violin solos by Itzhak Perlman. |
| Cast |
Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi, Gong Li. |
| Summary |
In 1929, a poor fisherman sells his 9-year-old daughter to a geisha house in Kyoto. Chiyo will be an unpaid servant until it is determined if she is beautiful enough for apprenticeship. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 2.40:1). |
| Language |
In English or French with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned in English. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 2006 Best Achievement in Art Direction, John Myhre (art director), Gretchen Rau (set decorator); Best Achievement in Cinematography, Dion Beebe; Best Achievement in Costume Design, Colleen Atwood; Golden Globes, 2006 Best original score-Motion Picture, John Williams. |
| Subject |
Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Geishas -- Drama.
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Women -- Japan -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Japan -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Romance films.
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Historical films.
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| Added Author |
Marshall, Rob.
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Swicord, Robin.
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Zhang, Ziyi, 1979-
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Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
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Yeoh, Michelle, 1963-
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Golden, Arthur, 1957-
Memoirs of a geisha.
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Columbia Pictures.
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Dreamworks Pictures.
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Spyglass Entertainment (Firm)
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Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
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Red Wagon Entertainment (Firm)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1404983082 |
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9781404983083 |
| Standard No. |
043396111592 |
| Music No. |
11159 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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