This is the trailer for the film I mentioned in our class discussion today. I brought it up because the "crazy" character (Hatsumoto) in Memoirs of a Geisha is played by Gong Li, an amazing Chinese actress who became famous partially because of her incredible performance in Raise the Red Lantern (大红灯笼高高挂). It feels very clear to me that Memoirs is trying to capitalize on the energy and power of her performance from that other film.