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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
An adaptation of Arthur Golden's acclaimed novel.Director: Rob Marshall
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary with director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca
Audio commentary with costume design Colleen Atwood, production design John Myhre and editor Pietro Scalia
Preview Trailers:
- "The Da Vinci Code", "The White Countess", "The Frank Capra Premiere DVD Collection", "Rent", "The Legend of Zorro", "Crouching Tiger", "Hidden Dragon", "The Cutting Edge: Going For The Gold" and "Fun With Dick and Jane"
DISC TWO
Featurettes:
- "Sayuri's Journey: From The Novel To The Screen" (14:25)
- "The Road To Japan" (5:33)
- "Geisha Bootcamp" (12:03)
- "Building The Hanamachi" (12:20)
- "The Look Of A Geisha" (16:16)
- "The Music Of 'Memoirs'" (9:50)
- "A Geisha's Dance" (8:10)
- "The World Of The Geisha" (8:37)
- "The Way Of The Sumo" (5:55)
- "Director Rob Marshall's Story" (10:02)
- "A Day With Chef Nobu Matsuhisa" (9:21)
- "Chef Nobu's Recipes" - text screens
Photo Galleries:
- Behind The Scenes
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Subtitles:English and French
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio Commentary with Director Rob Marshall and Co-Producer John DeLuca
Audio Commentary with Costume Designer Colleen Atwood, Production Designer John Myhre and Editor Pietro Scalia
DISC TWO
From Novel to Film
- "Sayuri's Journey: From the Novel to the Screen" Featurette
- "Building the Hanamachi" Featurette
- "The Music of "Memoirs"" Featurette
The Geisha
- "The Look of a Geisha" Featurette
- "A Geisha's Dance" Featurette
- "The World of the Geisha" Featurette
- "Geisha Bootcamp" Featurette
Japan
- "The Road To Japan" Featurette
- "The Way Of The Sumo" Featurette
- "A Day With Chef Nobu Matsuhisa" Featurette
Rob Marshall
- "Director Rob Marshall's Story" Featurette
- Interview
- Biography
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:French (FORCED on English/Japanese Soundtrack)
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
English/Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
French Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Featurettes
- "Geisha Bootcamp" (12:03)
- "Building The Hanamachi" (12:20)
- "The Look Of A Geisha" (16:16)
- "The Music Of 'Memoirs'" (9:50)
Photo Galleries
- Behind The Scenes
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Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Featurettes
- Geisha Bootcamp (12:05)
- Building the Hanamachi (12:22)
- The Look of a Geisha (16:19)
- The Music of "Memoirs" (9:54)
Photo Galleries
- Behind the Scenes (22 images)
- Costume Illustrations (15 images) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Czech Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:R2/5 encoded.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca
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Extras:English Trailer (2:00)
Bonus Trailers
- "Love Con" (0:30)
- "Tokyo Friends: The Movie" (0:43)
- "Sea Without Exit" (0:31)
- "Silent Hill" (1:32)
- "The Buried Forest" (1:38)
- "Helen the Baby Fox" (1:43) -
Subtitles:English, Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary with director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca
English Trailer (2:00)
Bonus Trailers
- "Love Con" (0:30)
- "Tokyo Friends: The Movie" (0:43)
- "Sea Without Exit" (0:31)
- "Silent Hill" (1:32)
- "The Buried Forest" (1:38)
- "Helen the Baby Fox" (1:43)
DISC TWO
Featurettes (with Play All) (109:42)
- "Sayuri's Journey: From The Novel to the Screen" (13:44)
- "The Road to Japan" (4:48)
- "Geisha Bootcamp" (11:32)
- "Building the Hanamachi" (12:20)
- "The Look of a Geisha" (15:33)
- "The Music of 'Memoirs'" (9:53)
- "A Geisha's Dance" (8:12)
- "The World of the Geisha" (8:28)
- "The Way of the Sumo" (6:00)
- "Director Rob Marshall's Story" (10:02)
- "A Day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa" (9:42)
DISC THREE
Extras (with Play All) (80:13)
- Completion Press Conference (38:53)
- World Premiere (20:32)
- Interview with Ken Watanabe (15:03)
- Japanese Trailer (3:14)
- TV Spots (with Play All) (2:31)
-- Staff/Cast Version (0:30)
-- Staff Version (0:15)
-- Rivals Version (0:15)
-- Make-up Version (0:15)
-- Chiyo Version (0:15)
-- American Version (1:01) -
Subtitles:English, Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Discs packaged in a Digipack case.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary with director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca
English Trailer (2:00)
Bonus Trailers
- "Love Con" (0:30)
- "Tokyo Friends: The Movie" (0:43)
- "Sea Without Exit" (0:31)
- "Silent Hill" (1:32)
- "The Buried Forest" (1:38)
- "Helen the Baby Fox" (1:43)
DISC TWO
Featurettes (with Play All) (109:42)
- "Sayuri's Journey: From The Novel to the Screen" (13:44)
- "The Road to Japan" (4:48)
- "Geisha Bootcamp" (11:32)
- "Building the Hanamachi" (12:20)
- "The Look of a Geisha" (15:33)
- "The Music of 'Memoirs'" (9:53)
- "A Geisha's Dance" (8:12)
- "The World of the Geisha" (8:28)
- "The Way of the Sumo" (6:00)
- "Director Rob Marshall's Story" (10:02)
- "A Day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa" (9:42) -
Subtitles:English, Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Extras:Featurettes
- Geisha Bootcamp (12:05)
- Building the Hanamachi (12:22)
- The Look of a Geisha (16:19)
- The Music of "Memoirs" (9:54)
Photo Galleries
- Behind the Scenes (22 images)
- Costume Illustrations (15 images) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Czech Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:R2/5 encoded.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Featurettes
- Geisha Bootcamp (12:05)
- Building the Hanamachi (12:22)
- The Look of a Geisha (16:19)
- The Music of "Memoirs" (9:54)
Photo Galleries
- Behind the Scenes (22 images)
- Costume Illustrations (15 images)
DISC TWO
- "Sayuri's Journey: From the Novel to the Screen" (14:26)
- "The Road to Japan" (5:34)
- A Geisha's Dance (8:11)
- The World of the Geisha (8:28)
- The Way of the Sumo (5:57)
- Director Rob Marshall's Story (10:03)
- A Day With Chef Nobu Matsuhisa (9:43) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Czech Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director Rob Marshall and co-producer John DeLuca
Audio commentary with costume design Colleen Atwood, production design John Myhre and editor Pietro Scalia -
Extras:Featurettes
- Geisha Bootcamp (12:04)
- Building The Hanamachi (12:20)
- The Look Of A Geisha (16:07)
- The Music Of Memoirs (9:55)
Photo Galleries
- Behind The Scenes
- Costume Illustrations -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The Japanese Memoirs Box has exclusive extras on the third disc, but has only one commentary track.
The US release has a second commentary and the second disc of featurettes. Note the French release has the same extras but the French subtitles are forced.
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CUTS:
- R1 Special Edition America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No Cuts (146:20 NTSC).
- R2 France- Studio Canal - No cuts
- R2 Germany- Warner Home Video - No Cuts (139:06 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (139:34 PAL).
- R2 Japan- Shochiku - No Cuts (144:55 NTSC).
- R2 Memoirs Box Japan- Shochiku - No Cuts (144:55 NTSC).
- R2 Premium Edition Japan- Shochiku - No Cuts (144:55 NTSC).
- R2 Scandinavia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (139:34 PAL).
- R2 Spain- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (139:34 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Village Roadshow - No Cuts (147:49 PAL).
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 23/03/06
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 17/11/18UPDATE LOG:
17/11/18: Added Japan x3.
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