Memoirs of a Geisha Movie: No Japanese Actresses

i've watched this show and was irritated by the half japanese half english conversation :| i'm watching in singapore so not sure about other country :|

ps: sorry if i coz any misunderstanding

Shuin wrote:i've watched this show and was irritated by the half jap half english conversation :| i'm watching in singapore so not sure about other country :|

im sure some of us are irritated by your use of jap. :beatyou:

krim wrote:

im sure some of us are irritated by your use of jap. :beatyou:

sorry sorry, just post this msg yesterday before checking out other, will edit it now =| real sorryy

Tu_triky wrote:well i haven certain ppl in mind when isay that i guess. you troll through more posts and threads than i do because you're a moderator...so as you mentioned....you bump up against all the flotsam and jetsam.

The flotsam and jetsam occurs after I blow a thread away... :hehe:

But alas, I also have to clean up after such an occurence. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
The flotsam and jetsam occurs after I blow a thread away... :hehe:

But alas, I also have to clean up after such an occurence. :sweat:

i see you have to contend with other peoples' unnatural disasters....
<pats guy on back>

Tu_triky wrote:i see you have to contend with other peoples' unnatural disasters....

Yup, just like FEMA, but a freakin' whole lot better. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Yup, just like FEMA, but a freakin' whole lot better. :hehe:

good thing your name isn't michael....brown. :P

Tu_triky wrote:GO RED CHINA!!!!!!

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China cancels release of 'Memoirs of a Geisha'


NEW YORK -- The Chinese government has canceled the release of "Memoirs of a Geisha" -- a decision made amid speculation that officials are worried the sight of Chinese actresses playing Japanese geisha would stir a backlash.

Actually, I am against censorship, excepting the most unusual cases.

If people don't want to see a movie, then they can choose not to go.

I don't like it when governments don't give you the option.

However, from what I have been reading, it sounds like Beijing is really postponing the movie release, rather than cancelling. Which, considering the present state of tension in China, may be a wise choice.



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

pcmodem wrote:

Actually, I am against censorship, excepting the most unusual cases.

If people don't want to see a movie, then they can choose not to go.

I don't like it when governments don't give you the option.

However, from what I have been reading, it sounds like Beijing is really postponing the movie release, rather than cancelling. Which, considering the present state of tension in China, may be a wise choice.



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

it was merely a joke...in any event with the rampant piracy of foreign films in china this film for all intents and purposes was never censured or shut out. it's strictly a political play on the part of the Beijing gov't.

Tu_triky wrote:

it was merely a joke...in any event with the rampant piracy of foreign films in china this film for all intents and purposes was never censured or shut out. it's strictly a political play on the part of the Beijing gov't.

No worries, TT, I know you were kiddin' around. :victory:
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:

No worries, TT, I know you were kiddin' around. :victory:
-PCM

right on! :)

cool, man i didn't actually want you to think that i support censorship....i'm too loud, goofy, and boisterous for that...

so now they're just postpoing the movie...interesting...

So my sis has finally gotten around to seeing this movie. Even she had a bad feeling about it when she saw it, and her cultural literacy doesn't extend beyond Europe. :grumble:

Anyway, did I miss it, or was there a good Japanese-made film about geishas that will wash the taste of this movie out of the mouth? Something maybe on DVD???

Itazura ichiban wrote:So my sis has finally gotten around to seeing this movie. Even she had a bad feeling about it when she saw it, and her cultural literacy doesn't extend beyond Europe. :grumble:

Anyway, did I miss it, or was there a good Japanese-made film about geishas that will wash the taste of this movie out of the mouth? Something maybe on DVD???

Nagasaki Bura Bura. The lead female character is a geisha and a significant portion of the movie focuses on geisha life, but I wouldn't classify it as an exclusively geisha movie. A very nostalgic movie which takes place prior to WWII. Made in 2000, it stars two veteran performers: Sayuri Yoshinaga as the geisha, and Tetsuya Watari as a scholar who both loves her and draws her into his quest to collect old folk songs before they disappear from the collective conscience of the population. It's a film directed specifically towards a middle-aged and older audience. I think it's beautifully done and Yoshinaga, a Japanese film legend, is superb playing the character of a legendary geisha.

Hey thanks, I'll dig it up.

Itazura ichiban wrote:Hey thanks, I'll dig it up.

I hear "World of Geisha" (1973) is also a good film as well

http://imdb.com/title/tt0072430/

I watched it too, and I was a little dissapointed. Almost all the actors were japanese, only the main charakter and some others were chinese or korean. I don't know, why had they speak in english in the movie. I watched it in Hungary (I'm hungarian) and I was really mad. :banghead:

I read the novel long before the movie. The movie wasn't bad, I liked it, I only didn't like that all the charakters were speaking in English. I can't forgive it!

I don't like the movie .. They should have spoken in Japanese and subtitled in whatever language .. They shouldn't have spoken in English .. ><;;

hmmm, i feel so much more enlightened after reading the opinions of this forum. overall though, i still think memoirs was a decent movie if you don't scrutinize over accuracy. i'm gonna keep on reading what the forum says. =D

hebiko: You are absolutelly right! They should have to speak in japanese. I don't think, that the director couldn't get only japanese actors/actresses for the movie. That's why a lot of japanese were really mad.

Actually I'm not surprised that this was actually done. Most of the producers, Casting people, and directors in Hollywood can't tell the difference of races and sub-etnics even if it hit them in the face. For them all Asians are Chinese, Europeans: English, Latin: Mexicans, Africans: black central africans.

This is racism all over again. I mean couldn't they just do it right? I mean I just watched a movie a bout the history of "El che" Guevara being interpreted by a Mexican. In what world do we live?!?!?!?! :puppydog: :shamefulcry: :banghead: :bleh: :nut: :crazy: