Sansho Dayu (Sansho the Bailiff) |
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| Author:
| Andrew, Dudley
Cavanaugh, Carole |
| Series title: | BFI Film Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85170-815-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | BFI Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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This text looks at Kenji Mizoguchi's film Sansho Dayu, a version of a famous Japanese folk-tale about an eleventth century feudal official forced into exile by his political enemies. In his absence, his children fall under the corrupting influence of the malevolent Sansho.
This text looks at Kenji Mizoguchi's film Sansho Dayu, a version of a famous Japanese folk-tale about an eleventth century feudal official forced into exile by his political enemies. In his absence, his children fall under the corrupting influence of the malevolent Sansho.