Memoirs of A Geisha

Trailer: Memoirs of A Geisha (Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li)

The trailer sent me some shivers. The music was very effective, I thought it was just...grand.

It's a comforting fact that Ken Watanabe is the Chairman... One reason might be that he's actually Japanese... I really liked the guy in The Last Samurai, though not too sure if he's going to repeat the feat... I felt that the Chairman seemed a reserved kind of person, not too sure what he's thinking...etc. Maybe not as enigmatic as the samurai, but aren't they almost the same? Oh well, I've forgotten half the book already. Need to revise.

Michelle Yeoh looks perfect for the role of Mameha...seriously, she's just perfect! She's beautiful as she looks resourceful and wise. Gong Li...oooo...looks fierce. I kinda think Maggie Cheung suits the jealous woman bitchy-like (like she did in Hero) but Gong Li is just as well. Zhang Ziyi? Hmm. Dunno. Not a big fan of her acting. But we'll have to see the final thing - before we can decide if she's just going to be screamy-tantrumy. Like most of the time.

Why, oh why, are the lead actresses here all chinese? Hello? Not enough beautiful, talented Japanese actresses meh?