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Memoirs of a Geisha (Blu-ray)
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Memoirs of a Geisha (Blu-ray)
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| | | 6 Academy Award Nominations!
Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Spanish, Subtitled, French
The director of Chicago, Rob Marshall, transports us into a mysterious and exotic world that casts a potent spell. A Cinderella story like no other, Memoirs of a Geisha stars Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li. "Gorgeously photographed, meticulously directed and hypnotically acted. Memoirs of a Geisha is luxurious, ethereal and intoxicating. It will leave you breathless." (Rex Reed, New York Observer)
"...a visually stunning adaptation of Arthur Golden's best-selling novel." Barry Caine, Oakland Tribune
"...luxurious, ethereal and intoxicating. It will leave you breathless." Rex Reed, New York Observer
"One of the year's best films." Steve Oldfield, FOX-TV
Editor's Note
Arthur Golden's blockbuster bestseller, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, has been brilliantly brought to the big screen by Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall (CHICAGO). The film opens in a remote Japanese fishing village in 1929, where two sisters, Chiyo and Satsu, are sold by their troubled father to people who place Chiyo in a classy geisha house known as an okiya in Gion and Satsu in a much more vulgar and dangerous district. Chiyo becomes a maid to Hatsumomo, a cold, controlling, and calculating geisha who is instantly jealous of Chiyo's unusual, beautiful eyes and childish innocence. Chiyo is befriended by Pumpkin, another maid at the okiya, but the two are soon driven apart. Chiyo is shown compassion by the Chairman and another, more successful geisha, Mameha, who takes her under her wing as her "little sister," furthering the battle between Chiyo, now called Sayuri, and Hatsumomo. As Sayuri is trained in the art of being a geisha, learning how to walk, talk, dance, and serve (up to a point) in order to please and honor her distinguished male clients, World War II looms on the horizon, threatening to upend Japan and its old ways.MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA is a lush, sweeping historical and romantic epic, featuring gorgeous period costumes, primarily the exquisite kimono worn by the geisha. Ziyi Zhang (HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) is outstanding as Sayuri, who stands up to the oppressive Hatsumomo (the effervescent Gong Li), while Michelle Yeoh, who starred with Zhang in CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, is splendid as the wise and elegant Mameha. Ken Watanabe (THE LAST SAMURAI), Koji Yakusho (SHALL WE DANCE?), and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (ELEKTRA) are among the men who take an interest in Sayuri, who is continually faced with difficult choices that will shape her destiny, just as Japan's destiny is changing shape with the coming of the West. John Williams's soaring score is enhanced by solos from virtuosos Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman.
| Features | Audio: English PCM 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Korean, Thai | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 9/25/2007 |
| Running Time: 145 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 21127 | | UPC: 00043396211278 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Thai Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Mandarin | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.40:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Suzuka Ohgo | | Thomas Ikeda | | Togo Igawa | | Ziyi Zhang | | Arthur Golden - Based On Novel By | | Bobby Cohen - Executive Producer | | Dion Beebe - Cinematographer | | Gary Barber - Executive Producer | | John Williams - Original Music By | | Pietro Scalia - Editor | | Rob Marshall - Director | | Robin Swicord - Screenplay |
| Awards |
Winner (2007) | | | Grammy, John Williams, Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | |
Winner (2006) | | | British Academy Awards, John Williams, Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | | | British Academy Awards, Dion Beebe, Best Cinematography | | | British Academy Awards, Colleen Atwood, Best Costume Design | | | Golden Globe, John Williams, Best Original Score - Motion Picture | | | Oscar, John Myhre, Gretchen Rau, Best Achievement in Art Direction | | | Oscar, Dion Beebe, Best Achievement in Cinematography | | | Oscar, Colleen Atwood, Best Achievement in Costume Design |
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