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Memoirs of a geisha

Marshall, Rob. (Added Author). Swicord, Robin. (Added Author). Fisher, Lucy. (Added Author). Wick, Douglas. (Added Author). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Added Author). Beebe, Dion. (Added Author). Myhre, John. (Added Author). Scalia, Pietro. (Added Author). Atwood, Colleen. (Added Author). Williams, John, 1932- (Added Author). Ma, Yo-yo. (Added Author). Perlman, Itzhak. (Added Author). Zhang, Ziyi, 1979- (Added Author). Ohgo, Suzuka. (Added Author). Yeoh, Michelle, 1963- (Added Author). Watanabe, Ken, 1959- (Added Author). Igawa, Togo. (Added Author). Golden, Arthur, 1957- Memoirs of a geisha. (Added Author). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). Dreamworks Pictures. (Added Author). Spyglass Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author).

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.

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  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen special ed.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Arthur Golden. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features, Disc 1: director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca audio commentary ; production audio commentary with Colleen Atwood (costume designer), John Myhre (production deisgner) and Pietro Scalia (editor). Special features, Disc 2: 11 featurettes: Sayuri's journey: from the novel to the screen; The road to Japan; Geisha bootcamp; Building the Hanamachi; The look of a Geisha; The music of "Memoirs"; A Geisha's dance; The world of the Geisha; The way of the Sumo; Director Rob Marshall's story; A day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa; Chef Nobu's recipes; photo galleries: behind-the-scenes and cosutme illustrations. English and French language tracks and optional subtitles. Closed captioned.
Bonus Features: Director Rob Marshall and Co-Producer John DeLucka audio commentary. Production audio commentary (Costume Designer, Production Designer, Editor)
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director, Rob Marshall; screenplay, Robin Swicord; prodcuers, Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick, Steven Speilberg; director of photography, Dion Beebe; production designer, John Myhre; editor, Pietro Scalia; costume designer, Colleen Atwood; music, John Williams; cello solos, Yo-Yo Ma; violin solos, Itzhak Perlman.
Participant or Performer Note: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh; Kaori Momoi; Tsai Chin; Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa; Suzuka Ohgo, Gong Li.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature subject matter and some sexual content.
System Details Note:
DVD, Region 1, anamorphic widescreen presentation, 2.40:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digtal 5.1 sound.
Subject: Geishas - Japan - Kyoto - Drama
Social skills - Study and teaching - Japan - Kyoto - Drama
Women - Japan - Conduct of life - Drama
Feature films
Topic Heading: DVD-videodiscs

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  • 3 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Castlegar Public Library DVD FIC MEM (Text) 35146001878149 DVD Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-05-03
Fernie Heritage Library FILM DVD FIC MEM (Text) 35136000235748 DVDs - Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Nakusp Public Library DVD MOVIE M (Text) 35160000661794 DVD Movie Volume hold Available -
100 Mile House Branch MEM (Text) 33923005028844 Digital Video Disc Volume hold Available -
Williams Lake Branch MEM (Text) 33923004520494 Digital Video Disc Not holdable Lost 2017-12-19

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