Youki Kudoh
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1929, an impoverished fishing village father sells his nine-year-old daughter, Chiyo, to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and she becomes subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. As she grows older, her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo. 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,...
Pub. Date
c2000, c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A murder trial has upset the quiet community of San Piedro, and now this tranquil village has become the center of controversy. For a local reporter the trial strikes home when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case.