Memoirs of a geisha [videorecording] Columbia Pictures Corporation ; DreamWorks SKG ; Spyglass Entertainment ; Amblin Entertainment ; Red Wagon Productions ; produced by Lucy Fisher, Steven Spielberg, Douglas Wick ; written by Robin Swicord ; directed by Rob Marshall.

Contributor(s): Marshall, Rob | Zhang, Ziyi, 1979- | Ohgo, Suzuka | Yeoh, Michelle, 1963- | Watanabe, Ken, 1959- | Igawa, Togo | Beebe, Dion | Williams, John, 1932- | Golden, Arthur, 1957-. Memoirs of a geisha. Chinese | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English, French Summary language: English, French Original language: English Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]Edition: Widescreen versionDescription: 2 videodiscs (ca. 145 min.) : digital. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: 1424807824; 1424807824Subject(s): Geishas -- Japan -- Kyoto -- Drama | Social skills -- Study and teaching -- Japan -- Kyoto -- Drama | Mentoring -- Japan -- Kyoto -- Drama | Women -- Conduct of life -- DramaGenre/Form: Feature films. | Romance drama. | Historical films. | Films for the hearing impaired.DDC classification: 791.43/72 LOC classification: PN1995.9.J34 | M466577 2006Production credits: 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.Golden Globes, USA, 2006: Golden Globe - Best original score - Motion Picture (John Williams)Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Suzuka Ohgo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Togo Igawa, Mako, Samantha Futerman, Elizabeth Sung, Thomas Ikeda, Li Gong, Tsai Chin.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.
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Based on the novel by Arthur Golden.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

Special features: 11 behind-the-scenes featurettes including 'The look of a geisha', 'The music of the film', Geisha bootcamp', 'A geisha's dance'; director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca audio commentary; 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.

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 subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature subject matter and some sexual content.

DVD; English track: Dolby digital 5.1; French track: Dolby digital 5.1.

With separate English and French tracks and English and French subtitles; closed-captioned.

Golden Globes, USA, 2006: Golden Globe - Best original score - Motion Picture (John Williams)

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