Summary: In 1929, an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy in Hatsumomo and she is rescued by Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MEM

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Memoirs 2006

Summary: Four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramla, fed up with dieting and the dieting club they belong to, discover the world of Sumo, where large people are honored and appreciated.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Menemsha Films 2010

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MAT

Summary: Brings the world of Gilbert and Sullivan to life as a dramatization of the staging of the duo's legendary 1885 comic opera, The Mikado. The world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production becomes an epic about the harsh realities of creative expression.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011

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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS TOP

Angelis, Michael

Summary: When a special guest arrives on the Island of Sodor, he has important jobs for Thomas, Percy, and James.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV THO