Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
23 Dec 2005 ● English ● 2 hrs 25 mins
Chiyo is a little girl from a fishing village who is sold to a geisha house. After suffering cruelty at the hands of her owners, she is taken under kind Mameha's custody. She soon becomes an elegant geisha but as World War II loom over Japan, her life will never be the same
Cast: Suzuka Ohgo
Crew: Rob Marshall (Director)
Rating: PG13 (Singapore)
Release Dates: 23 Dec 2005 (India)
Did you know? This film is based on Arthur Golden's novel of the same name. Read More
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Direction
Director
Production
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
This film is based on Arthur Golden's novel of the same name.
To prepare for their roles, the three leading non-Japanese actresses - Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Michelle Yeoh - were put through a six-week crash course on geisha culture through a "geisha boot camp", during which they were trained in traditional geisha practices of musicianship, dance, and tea ceremony.
Composer John Williams passed on scoring Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) in favor of scoring this film.
Each geisha character was given a specific hairstyle that was slightly symbolic of her character. Pumpkin's hair was slightly over-exaggerated with many ornaments to indicate her character's desperation to succeed. Hatsumomo's hair when loose was wild, while her up-do was set with sections of hair dangling out to indicate her character's disregard for tradition, and her loose morals. Mameha's hair was side swept with simple buns or generally loose over one shoulder to give her a simple elegant appearance. Sayuri's hair was always a simple style either in a bun, a braid or a less exaggerated style to indicate her natural beauty and less need of elaborate styles.
To prepare for their roles, the three leading non-Japanese actresses - Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Michelle Yeoh - were put through a six-week crash course on geisha culture through a "geisha boot camp", during which they were trained in traditional geisha practices of musicianship, dance, and tea ceremony.
Composer John Williams passed on scoring Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) in favor of scoring this film.
Each geisha character was given a specific hairstyle that was slightly symbolic of her character. Pumpkin's hair was slightly over-exaggerated with many ornaments to indicate her character's desperation to succeed. Hatsumomo's hair when loose was wild, while her up-do was set with sections of hair dangling out to indicate her character's disregard for tradition, and her loose morals. Mameha's hair was side swept with simple buns or generally loose over one shoulder to give her a simple elegant appearance. Sayuri's hair was always a simple style either in a bun, a braid or a less exaggerated style to indicate her natural beauty and less need of elaborate styles.
