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Memoirs Of A Geisha (Full Screen 2-Disc Special Edition) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Michelle Yeoh (Actor) | Gong Li (Actor) | Zhang Ziyi (Actor) | Yakusho Koji (Actor)
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Rob Marshall's The Memoirs of a Geisha received as many as 8 nominations at the Academy Awards, and Zhang Ziyi was also nominated for the Best Actress award at the Golden Globes among other prestigious awards. Gong Li plays her role as an arrogant woman to perfection, and this is the first time for her to interact with Zhang Ziyi in a movie - they have only appeared in different scenes in Wong Kar Wai's 2046.

Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Michelle Yeoh bring to life a legend about geishas, female Japanese artists who earn a living by entertaining guests through singing and dancing. The film showcases the most exotic side of Japanese culture through 200 fabulous kimonos (traditional Japanese clothing), a glamorous Geisha district re-constructed near Los Angeles, performance of Japanese dance and music, plus more. Japanese award-winning actors Watanabe Ken and Yakusho Koji star as influential Japanese men, one admired by Sayuri and the other admiring her.

Adapted from Arthur Golden's same titled novel, the movie starts with a little girl Chiyo being sold by his penniless fisherman father to a geisha house. Top Geisha Hatsumomo (Gong Li) keeps making things difficult for Chiyo, but fate brings Chiyo to become Mameha's (Michelle Yeoh) apprentice and soon the most popular geisha named Sayuri (Zhang Ziyi). Sayuri knows too well that she should not love anyone, but she cannot suppress her feelings for the Chairman (Watanabe Ken), just as the Chairman's good friend (Yakusho Koji) cannot help falling for Sayuri. One the eve of World War II, will Sayuri be able to see her future with her unique watery blue eyes?

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Product Title: Memoirs Of A Geisha (Full Screen 2-Disc Special Edition) (US Version) 藝伎回憶錄 (全銀幕雙碟特別版) (美國版) 艺伎回忆录 (全银幕双碟特别版) (美国版) SAYURI （Memoirs Of A Geisha） 2枚組特別版 （フルスクリーン）（US版） Memoirs Of A Geisha (Full Screen 2-Disc Special Edition) (US Version)
Artist Name(s): Michelle Yeoh (Actor) | Gong Li (Actor) | Zhang Ziyi (Actor) | Yakusho Koji (Actor) | Watanabe Ken (Actor) 楊紫瓊 (Actor) | 鞏 俐 (Actor) | 章子怡 (Actor) | 役所廣司 (Actor) | 渡邊謙 (Actor) 杨紫琼 (Actor) | 巩 俐 (Actor) | 章子怡 (Actor) | 役所广司 (Actor) | 渡边谦 (Actor) 楊紫瓊（ミシェール・ヨー） (Actor) | 鞏俐（コン・リー） (Actor) | 章子怡（チャン・ツィイー） (Actor) | 役所広司 (Actor) | 渡辺謙 (Actor) Michelle Yeoh (Actor) | Gong Li (Actor) | 장쯔이 (Actor) | Yakusho Koji (Actor) | Watanabe Ken (Actor)
Director: Rob Marshall 洛馬素 Rob Marshall Ｒｏｂ Ｍａｒｓｈａｌｌ Rob Marshall
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Release Date: 2006-03-20
UPC Code: 043396142411
Language: English, French
Subtitles: English, French
Country of Origin: United States
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Sound Information: Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Duration: 145 (mins)
Publisher: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Other Information: 2DVDs
Package Weight: 150 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004122321

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* Screen Format: 1.33:1 (Full Screen)
* Sound Mix: Dolby Digital 5.1
* DVD Type: Copy Protected
* Extras:
- Production Audio Commentary A¡V Featuring Colleen Atwood (Costume Design), John Myhre (Production Design), Pietro Scalia (Editor)
- Rob Marshall and John DeLuca Audio Commentary
- Sayuri's Other Journey: From the Novel to the Screen A¡V Novelist Arthur Golden and the filmmakers discuss the 8-year journey of turning the best-selling book into an award winning film.
- The Road to Japan - the filmmakers travel to Japan to experience the places in Kyoto that are featured in the book and discuss the challenges of shooting in some of JapanA¡¦s most sacred locations.
- Geisha Bootcamp - A behind the scenes look at how the actresses learned the art of becoming geisha.
- Building the Hanamachi - Recreating the entire village of old Kyoto in a pasture in Southern California.
- The Look of a Geisha A¡VThe most famous Geisha were considered to be the supermodels of their time, learn the ancient secrets and modern twists to creating their hair, makeup and wardrobe for the film.
- The Music of "Memoirs" A¡V John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman discuss the creative process of composing the Golden GlobeA? winning score.
- A GeishaA¡¦s Dance - We'll follow the entire process of staging these dances, from research into authentic geisha dance (illustrated with the archival footage that served as inspiration) through conception, casting sessions, rehearsals, on-the-set rehearsals, filming, and the final version in the movie.
- The World of the Geisha A¡V A look at the history of this secret world, from its ancient origins up to the geisha of today.
- The Way of the Sumo A¡V Explore the fascinating history of this ancient sport and meet some of todayA¡¦s Sumo Wrestling champions.
- Rob Marshall A¡V An in-depth look at Director Rob Marshall
- A Day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa A¡V World-renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa discusses his role in Memoirs and shares some of his favorite recipes.

Director: Rob Marshall

In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri. Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man beyond her reach.
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suki
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March 20, 2006

This customer review refers to Memoirs Of A Geisha (Widescreen 2-Disc Special Edition) (US Version)
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 an AWESON MUST WATCH FILM! Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
this film has everything! its so artistic, and simply just a beautiful film! i enjoyed watching it from beginning to end, the plot flows smooothly and has a lot of unexpected twist esp at the end! but the only thing i ddint like about this film is the cast, the man that michelle liked is kinda too old, old enough to be his dad! like he's prolly at least in his mid 40's.lol
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y01
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March 15, 2006

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Not at good as the Book! Customer Review Rated Bad 4 - 4 out of 10
I read the book first then watched the film - which is nowhere NEAR as good as the book! I guess that's always the case! I felt the movie was too rushed and if I hadn't read the book - then perhaps it would have been harder to keep up with the movie's momentum...
Their English was pretty difficult to understand...
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Nicolo
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March 6, 2006

This customer review refers to Memoirs Of A Geisha (2-Disc Widescreen Special Edition) (Hong Kong Version)
4 people found the following helpful

 Better than expected! Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
Who would have thought that this movie can work? Chinese actors playing the lead Japanese roles in Kimonos speaking heavily-accented english? I personally thought that it wouldn't work. So I was pleasantly surprised when I finally saw the movie. It wasn't bad at all. In fact, it is one of the best Asian-themed movies of recent memory. Rob Marshall did a fabulous job! And so did Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe and Michelle Yeoh. But for this movie, I would have to agree to many people that Gong Li did a superb job of portraying Hatsumoto, the lead Geisha of the Okiya. It is her best portrayal yet, and in English, too! So, if you gotta hate the movie, hate it. But please spare us who did like the movie. We already know about all the controversies, and at the end of the day, the fact is, it is a good film that certainly entertains. As for the DVD, it is a good thing that the film is released in a two-disc anamorphic widescreen edition, that will surely please fans.
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keejoo
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March 5, 2006

This customer review refers to Memoirs Of A Geisha (Hong Kong Version)
Great Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
This movie was done beautifully. The only flaw that i think could of made it better was if they were speaking japanese and put english subtitles. To me that would make the movie..much better. Inmy opinion the movie is a little longer that it could of been but the people and places that are shown in the movie take your breath away. Its a good movie
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March 3, 2006

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 Re: The movie Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
I'm going to have this movie a high 8. I watched this film at the movie theatres. I found it very intriguing. I have to admit that I'm not a big fan of Zhang Ziyi; however, the movie itself was very moving. Each three chinese actresses were able to express and portray the characters that they were assigned. They were very captivating, which I thought that was very impressive. That's what I called, "acting." Although, their english was not to perfection (excluding Michelle Yeoh) but it was perfect for their role. I have not read the book and I know I will not the read book anytime soon. But I'm very sure that the movie have caught every movement, art, and characteristic of a geisha, especially memoir of a geisha.
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