Memoirs of a geisha

Author

Rob Marshall

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (OSH)

Edition

2-disc widescreen special ed.

Languages

English or French dialogue; optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi, Gong Li, Tsai Chin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Suzuka Ohgo, Randall Duk Kim, Mako, Ted Levine.

Publication Information

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

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (ca. 145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

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

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.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the book by Arthur Golden.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.