| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, wide screen; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
English, French, Thai feature audio; English, English SDH, Korean, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai subtitles. |
| Cast |
Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi, Gong Li. |
| Credits |
Based on the book by Arthur Golden. |
| Audience |
Rated: PG-13; for mature subject matter and some sexual content. |
| Note |
MPAA Rating: PG-13 |
| Summary |
In 1929, an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy in Hatsumomo and she is rescued by Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. 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. |
| Note |
Special features: commentaries, Sayuri's journey from the novel to the screen; the road to Japan; Geisha bootcamp; building the Hanamachi; the look of a Geisha, a Geisha's dance, the music of Memoirs and more. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Geishas -- Japan -- Kyoto -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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Kyoto (Japan) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Marshall, Rob.
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Zhang, Ziyi, 1979-
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Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
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Yeoh, Michelle, 1962-
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Yakusho, Kōji.
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Kudoh, Youki, 1971-
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Momoi, Kaori.
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Gong, Li, 1965-
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Golden, Arthur, 1957-
Memoirs of a geisha.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
043396211278 |
| Music No. |
21127 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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