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The Resource Memoirs of a geisha, Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, and Spyglass Entertainment present ; an Amblin Entertainment, Red Wagon Entertainment production ; produced by Lucy Fisher & Douglas Wick ; produced by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Robin Swicord ; directed by Rob Marshall

Memoirs of a geisha, Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, and Spyglass Entertainment present ; an Amblin Entertainment, Red Wagon Entertainment production ; produced by Lucy Fisher & Douglas Wick ; produced by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Robin Swicord ; directed by Rob Marshall

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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
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
2-disc widescreen special edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 145 min.)
Note
  • Based on the novel by Arthur Golden
  • Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture
  • Special features: Disc 1. Optional commentaries with director Rob Marshall, co-producer John Deluca, costume designer Colleen Atwood, production designer John Myhre, and editor Pietro Scalia
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: 11159
Contents
  • Disc 1: Feature film
  • Disc 2: 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's story ; A day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa ; Chef Nobu's recipes) ; Photo galleries
Isbn
9781404983083
Instance
Label
Memoirs of a geisha
Title
Memoirs of a geisha
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, and Spyglass Entertainment present ; an Amblin Entertainment, Red Wagon Entertainment production ; produced by Lucy Fisher & Douglas Wick ; produced by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Robin Swicord ; directed by Rob Marshall
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; original music score, John Williams
Language note
  • Closed-captioned
  • In English or dubbed French with optional English or French subtitles
  • Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi, Tsai Chin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Suzuka Ohgo, Li Gong
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1946-
  • 1979-
  • 1993-
  • 1963-
  • 1959-
  • 1932-
  • 1957-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Fisher, Lucy
  • Wick, Douglas
  • Spielberg, Steven
  • Marshall, Rob
  • Swicord, Robin
  • Zhang, Ziyi
  • Ohgo, Suzuka
  • Yeoh, Michelle
  • Watanabe, Ken
  • Williams, John
  • Golden, Arthur
  • Columbia Pictures
  • DreamWorks Pictures
  • Spyglass Entertainment (Firm)
  • Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
  • Red Wagon Entertainment (Firm)
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
145
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Women
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Geishas
  • Young women
  • Social skills
  • Japan
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Memoirs of a geisha, Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, and Spyglass Entertainment present ; an Amblin Entertainment, Red Wagon Entertainment production ; produced by Lucy Fisher & Douglas Wick ; produced by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Robin Swicord ; directed by Rob Marshall
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the novel by Arthur Golden
  • Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture
  • Special features: Disc 1. Optional commentaries with director Rob Marshall, co-producer John Deluca, costume designer Colleen Atwood, production designer John Myhre, and editor Pietro Scalia
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: 11159
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1: Feature film -- Disc 2: 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's story ; A day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa ; Chef Nobu's recipes) ; Photo galleries
Control code
63161554
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Edition
2-disc widescreen special edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 145 min.)
Isbn
9781404983083
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin College copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home, library or classroom ONLY
Other control number
043396111592
Other physical details
anamorphic, sound, color
Publisher number
11159
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Memoirs of a geisha, Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, and Spyglass Entertainment present ; an Amblin Entertainment, Red Wagon Entertainment production ; produced by Lucy Fisher & Douglas Wick ; produced by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Robin Swicord ; directed by Rob Marshall
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the novel by Arthur Golden
  • Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture
  • Special features: Disc 1. Optional commentaries with director Rob Marshall, co-producer John Deluca, costume designer Colleen Atwood, production designer John Myhre, and editor Pietro Scalia
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: 11159
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1: Feature film -- Disc 2: 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's story ; A day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa ; Chef Nobu's recipes) ; Photo galleries
Control code
63161554
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Edition
2-disc widescreen special edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 145 min.)
Isbn
9781404983083
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin College copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home, library or classroom ONLY
Other control number
043396111592
Other physical details
anamorphic, sound, color
Publisher number
11159
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format
Video recording format
DVD

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