From the New York Times (link): AFTER Ang Lee accepted his Oscar as best director for “Brokeback Mountain,” he was hailed by fellow Chinese in Hong Kong and his native Taiwan. Here in mainland China, the government-controlled English-language daily newspaper went so far as to call him the “pride of Chinese people all over the […]
From the Guardian: Considering that each copy of Memoirs of a Geisha found in China breaks at least two laws and defies the will of communist censors, you might think that DVDs of the banned film would have to be sold under the counter. There is nothing secretive, however, about the pirated display of this […]
From Spiegel Online: The Hollywood blockbuster “Memoirs of a Geisha” is only the latest film to fall victim to Chinese censors. Lately, the overbearing censors have increased their crackdowns on films, the Internet and newspapers. But in this case, they seem to be sending a warning to three famous actresses. When Chinese actress Vicky Zhao […]
From the New York Times: A week before “Memoirs of a Geisha” was scheduled to open at movie theaters here, the Chinese government canceled the showing of the Hollywood film, reportedly because of concerns that it could spark public anger and rekindle anti-Japanese sentiment. Officials at Sony Pictures Entertainment said they were notified of the […]
From AP, via the Seattle Times: The makers of “Memoirs of a Geisha” expected to be lauded for creating the first big-budget Hollywood movie with Asian actors in every leading role. Instead, they find themselves defending casting decisions that have inflamed historical tensions between Japan and China. The English-language film is set in Japan and […]
From AP, via CTV: Ziyi Zhang‘s scrappy young Chiyo — renamed Sayuri once she becomes a geisha — learns from her mentor Mameha (Michelle Yeoh) that geishas are not courtesans and not wives, but living, breathing works of art trained to elegantly entertain. And Mameha warns her that they’re certainly not allowed to fall in […]
From CKNW: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Zhang Ziyi has come under attack in China for her starring role in the Steven Spielberg-produced Memoirs of a Geisha, the story of a young Japanese girl’s rise from poverty to top geisha. Critics have posted online comments recalling Japan’s brutal invasion of China and denouncing Zhang as […]
From The Australian: Three Chinese actors have evoked outrage and jubilation in the internet chatrooms of China by appearing as Japanese geishas in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. Ziyi Zhang, China’s most famous actress, has attracted epithets and accolades from “shameful traitor” to “graceful beauty” for her role. The outrage stems from the anger […]
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