LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 6/PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Based on the novel by Arthur Golden, 'Memoirs of a Geisha' is a romantic epic set in a mysterious and exotic world. In the years before WWII a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. The girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang). Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man who is out of her reach (Ken Watanabe). Directed by Rob Marshall ("Chicago"), produced by Steven Spielberg and featuring an international cast including Michelle Yeoh ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"), Koji Yakusho ("Shall We Dance?"), Youki Kudoh ("Snow Falling on Cedars") and Gong Li ("Raise the Red Lantern"). FROM THE FILM -- Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi, Tsai Chin, Cary Tagawa, Mako, Zoe Weizenbaum, Rob Marshall (Director), Steven Spielberg (Producer). "Memoirs of a Geisha" opens in the U.S. on December 9, 2005 SATELLITE INFORMATION LONDON & EUROPE Feed #1 5 December 2005 6:15AM - 6:30AM London Local (0615-0630 GMT) Feed #2 5 December 2005 10:15AM - 10:30AM London Local (1015-1030 GMT) Satellite: Eutelsat W2 @ 16E D9 C3 Downlink freq: 11675.625 V Symbol rate: 5.632 FEC: 3/4 Color: PAL Arqiva Uplink trouble#: +44.(0) 1962.823000 Pactv London trouble#: +44.207.702.1427 Also available at BT Tower on ABQ H3 ex Pactv London. Request a re-feed by calling Pactv London: +44.207.702.1427 ASIA PACIFIC Feed #1 5 December 2005 3:15PM - 3:30PM Tokyo Local (0615-0630 GMT) Feed #2 5 December 2005 6:15PM - 6:30PM Tokyo Local (0915-0930 GMT) Satellite: PAS-2/08C MCPC CH.7 (169' E) Downlink Frequency: 3901.000 MHz Horizontal FEC: 3/4 Symbol Rate: (Ms/s): 30.80000 Virtual Channel: Virtual Channel: 7, Network ID: 1 Color: NTSC Uplink Trouble#: PAS NAPA 707.251.1111 Playout point: Pactv Los Angeles +1.310.287.3800 LATIN & SOUTH AMERICA Feed #1 5 December 2005 3:15AM - 3:30AM Buenos Aires Local (0615-0630 GMT) Feed #2 5 December 2005 10:15AM - 10:30AM Buenos Aires Local (1315-1330 GMT) Satellite: PAS-9/10C MCPC CH. 6 (58' W) Downlink Frequency: 3880.000 MHz Horizontal FEC: 7/8 Symbol Rate: (Ms/s): 27.69000 Virtual Channel: Virtual Channel: 6, Network ID: 5002 Color: NTSC Trouble#: PAS NAPA at +1.707-251-1111 Playout point: Pactv Los Angeles +1.310.287.3800 For more information or to request a hard copy: Elana Gichon @ Dogmatic, 310.450.3884, [email protected] SOURCE: Columbia Pictures --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--