Butterflies of the night…
I absolutely can’t wait to see this movie!
Ziyi Zhang, who recently starred as a blind dancer / martial artist in House of Flying Daggers, Michelle Yeoh, best known to international audiences as the intense swordswoman in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Oscar nominated director Rob Marshall and Steven Spielberg have brought this mesmerizing fable to the screen.
niqkita
It makes me want to buy a big fancy HDTV just so I can buy the DVD and enjoy it properly frm the comfort of my on home ~:)
Miko
Big controversy here in Japan, as Cait says. The writer of the novel that the movie was based on was sued, I believe, by the geisha whose story he apparently stole. (I’m skeptical, I think that she was just pissed that she didn’t get her share of the cut.)
Personally I hate when gaijin filmmakers do Japan! They always get it wrong. But I love a visual feast as much as the next person, and I’m looking forward to seeing this one.
vitro nasu/eggplant
How about this one?
http://www.mutanteggplant.com/vitro-nasu/2005/12/10/characters-destiny-and-geishas/
olivia
Ooh really?!! That’s interesting…
Cait
I am so excited about this, but griped that it doesn’t start here until the 23rd. It opens earlier some places. THere is some controversy about it though. It seems that the stars are not Japanese at all, but Chinese. This has not set well with the Japanese folks.
st0nes
i look forward to seeing this.