This film, based on the novel by Arthur Golden, unfolds from the perspective of Chiyo (Zhang Ziyi), a girl who, at the age of nine, is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto in the early 1930s. Here, she learns that becoming a geisha can be the single path to wealth and independence for a woman. The head geisha of her house, however, Hatsumomo (Gong Li), is bitterly jealous of Chiyo and abuses her at every opportunity. Eventually Chiyo is taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's rival, Mameha (Michelle Yeoh), by far the most famous and successful geisha in their district. Under Mameha's tutelage, Chiyo becomes Sayuri, the most legendary geisha in the nation, skilled in all areas, from conversation to dance, and sought after by seemingly every man alive...except for the one whom she has secretly longed for since she began her training, The Chairman (Ken Watanabe) -- a man who showed her kindness at a time when her view of the world had turned the most bleak. Now as World War II approaches, Japan stands at the brink of a new era and Sayuri must confront the possibility that history will leave all that she has worked for behind. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
Special Features
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11 behind the scenes featurettes including "The Look of a Geisha (inside the wardrobe and make-up)," "The Music of the Film," "Geisha Bootcamp (see how the actresses became geishas), "A Geisha's Dance" and more!
Director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca audio commentary
Production audio commentary (costume designer, production designer, editor)
Region
1
Languages
English
French
Display Format
Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Color
Audio
Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel
Chapters
Disc #1 -- Memoirs of a Geisha
1. Start
2. The Hanamachi
3. Hatsumomo
4. "You Are to Become Geisha"
5. The Oath
6. Search for Her Sister
7. Over the Rooftops
8. Loss & Purpose
9. Fifteen
10. A Most Unexpected Visitor
11. A Moving Work of Art
12. One Look
13. Sayuri
14. Sumo
15. The Eel and the Cave
16. Every Man's Fantasy
17. Cherry Blossoms
18. The Baron's Kimono
19. 15,000 Yen
20. Hatsumomo's End
21. War Years
22. Back to the Hanamachi
23. Entertaining Americans
24. Hot Springs
25. Pumpkin's Surprise
26. The Heart Dies
27. Forgiveness
28. Memoirs of Another Kind
Menu
Disc #1 -- Memoirs of a Geisha
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Languages
English
French
English Subtitles
French Subtitles
Subtitles Off
Scenes
Commentaries
Commentary With Rob Marshall and John Deluca On/Off
Commentary With Colleen Atwood (Costumes), John Myhre (Production Designer) and Pietro Scalla (Editor) On/Off
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