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Memoirs of a geisha / Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment present an Amblin Entertainment/Douglas Wick & Lucy Fisher production ; produced by Lucy Fisher, Steven Spielberg, Douglas Wick ; written by Robin Swicord ; directed by Rob Marshall.

Format Video (DVD)
Edition2-disc widescreen special ed.
Publication InfoCulver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006, ©2005.
Description2 videodiscs (approximately 145 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
Geishas--Japan --Kyoto --Drama.
Social skills--Study and teaching --Japan --Kyoto --Drama.
Women--Conduct of life --Drama.
Other author/creatorMarshall, Rob.
Other author/creatorSwicord, Robin.
Other author/creatorZhang, Ziyi, 1979-
Other author/creatorOhgo, Suzuka.
Other author/creatorYeoh, Michelle, 1962-
Other author/creatorWatanabe, Ken, 1959-
Other author/creatorIgawa, Togo.
Other author/creatorGolden, Arthur, 1957- Memoirs of a geisha.
Other author/creatorColumbia Pictures.
Other author/creatorDreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)
Other author/creatorSpyglass Entertainment (Firm)
Other author/creatorAmblin Entertainment (Firm)
Other author/creatorSony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Abstract 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.
General noteBased on the novel by Arthur Golden.
CreditsDirector of photography, Dion Beebe ; art directors, Patrick M. Sullivan, Jr., Tomas Voth ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; original music score, John Williams ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, John Myhre.
Cast Ziyi Zhang, Suzuka Ohgo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Togo Igawa, Mako, Samantha Futerman, Elizabeth Sung, Thomas Ikeda, Li Gong, Tsai Chin.
Audience MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature subject matter and some sexual content.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn English or dubbed French with optional English or French subtitles.
LanguageClosed-captioned.
Awards noteGolden Globes, USA, 2006: Golden Globe - Best original score - Motion Picture (John Williams).
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formRomance drama.
Genre/formHistorical films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
ISBN1404983082
UPC 043396111592
Publisher number11159 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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