Memoirs of a Geisha is a beautiful film set in Japan. But nearby China has delayed the official release of the movie in the country indefinitely over concerns about a sex scene in the film.

Chinese censors originally pushed back the Beijing release date from January 9 until February 10, but now the film is being held back without a definitive release date over the scene.

Sony Pictures has confirmed that censors have requested that several seconds of footage had to be cut. But it seems even this hasn't fully appeased the Chinese censors.

The movie was highly anticipated by theater goers in the country, since it stars two of China's best know actors, Gong Li and Ziyi Zhang.

Despite the delay, the movie is available via a plethora of bootlegs already throughout the country, in its original uncensored format.

For more on the film, please visit www.sonypictures.com/movies/memoirsofageisha/

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