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Memoirs of a geisha / 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.

Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]

2 videodiscs (circa 145 min.) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

video file DVD

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.

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

Geishas -- Japan -- Kyoto -- Drama

Social skills -- Study and teaching -- Japan -- Kyoto -- Drama

Mentoring -- Japan -- Kyoto -- Drama

Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama

Marshall, Rob.

Zhang, Ziyi, 1979-

Ohgo, Suzuka, 1993-

Yeoh, Michelle, 1962-

Watanabe, Ken, 1959-

Igawa, Togo, 1946-

Beebe, Dion.

Williams, John, 1932-

Golden, Arthur, 1957- Memoirs of a geisha. Chinese.

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)

English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles.

Closed captioned.

Based on the novel by Arthur Golden.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

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.

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

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1404983082 (widescreen)

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