Memoirs of a Geisha Movie: No Japanese Actresses

[Shuin]

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
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[krim]

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.

[Shuin]

krim wrote:

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

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

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...

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

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

The flotsam and jetsam occurs after I blow a thread away... But alas, I also have to clean up after such an occurence.

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

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

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

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

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

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

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

[pcmodem]

Tu_triky wrote:

GO RED CHINA!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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,
PCM

[Tu_triky]

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, 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.

[pcmodem]

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.
-PCM

[Tu_triky]

pcmodem wrote:

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

[Itazura ichiban]

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.

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???
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[shin2]

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. 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.

[Itazura ichiban]

Hey thanks, I'll dig it up.
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[Tu_triky]

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/

[Andro]

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.

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!
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[hebiko]

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

[smllpup]

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

[Andro]

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.
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[Saonriyu]

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?!?!?!?!