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MUMBAI: In a continuous effort to provide audience with quality entertainment Zee Studio will showcase ?Memoirs of Geisha on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 9:00 PM.
Memoirs of a Geisha tells the story of a young girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold into slavery by her family. In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village 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 of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of 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. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha‘s world are forever changed by the onslaught of history
Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 film adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment and by Douglas Wick‘s Red Wagon Productions. It was directed by Rob Marshall. It was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by Columbia Pictures and DreamWorks. It stars Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, and Suzuka Ohgo. Ohgo plays the younger Sayuri in the movie, which was filmed in southern and northern California and in several locations in Kyoto, including the Kiyomizu temple and the Fushimi Inari shrine.
The film was nominated and won numerous awards, including nominations for six Academy Awards, and eventually won three: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. It had Won 3 Oscars, another 17 wins & 28 nominations.
The Japanese release of the film was titled "Sayuri", based on the main character that was renamed as Sayuri in the movie.
