Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Suzuka Ohgo, Kaori Momoi |
| Director |
Rob Marshall |
| Screenplay | Robin Swicord, from the novel by Arthur Golden |
| Music | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Dion Beebe |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Made in | 2005 |
| Produced by | Columbia PIctures Corporation, Dreamworks SKG, Spyglass Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, Red Wagon Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | CAP Report | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
| Genre | Romantic drama |
| Language | None |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Isolated and only implied |
| Violence | Infrequent but strong |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Complex and mature theme (forced training as a geisha, forced separation of the twins, etc.) |
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| Category | Score (-50 to 50) |
|---|---|
| Wanton Violence / Crime | -16 |
| Impudence / Hate | 35 |
| Sexual Immorality | -38 |
| Drugs / Alcohol | -33 |
| Offence to God | 35 |
| Murder / Suicide | -40 |
| Final score | 5 |
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| Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
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Topics to talk about |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Tanya Farber | 16 |  |
| Die Burger Mariana Malan | 10 |  |
| Cape Times Carina Chocano | 10 | |
| Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 10 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 15 | |
| Good Weekend Theresa Smith | 10 | |
| BBC Stella Papamichael | 15 | |
| Box Office Sheri Linden | 8 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 13 |  |
| eye Weekly Adam Nayman | 1 |  |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers | 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 8084 Netizens | 13 | |
Average .. 58% | 12 | |