Memoirs of a geisha
Memoirs of a geisha [videorecording] /
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.
- Widescreen ; special ed.
- Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.
- 2 videodiscs (ca. 145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on the novel by Arthur Golden. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features not rated. Special features include: 11 behind the scenes featurettes; commentaries by director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca; production audio commentary.
Director 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. Director 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.
Ziyi Zhang, Suzuka Ohgo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Togo Igawa, Mako, Samantha Futerman, Elizabeth Sung, Thomas Ikeda, Li Gong, Tsai Chin.
In 1929, an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature subject matter and some sexual content.
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
In English or French with optional English or French subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Golden Globes, USA, 2006 : Best original score - Motion Picture (John Williams)
1404983082
043396111592
11159
Geishas--Japan--Kyoto--Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Historical films.
Based on the novel by Arthur Golden. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features not rated. Special features include: 11 behind the scenes featurettes; commentaries by director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca; production audio commentary.
Director 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. Director 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.
Ziyi Zhang, Suzuka Ohgo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Togo Igawa, Mako, Samantha Futerman, Elizabeth Sung, Thomas Ikeda, Li Gong, Tsai Chin.
In 1929, an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature subject matter and some sexual content.
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
In English or French with optional English or French subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Golden Globes, USA, 2006 : Best original score - Motion Picture (John Williams)
1404983082
043396111592
11159
Geishas--Japan--Kyoto--Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Historical films.