Sansho the bailiff /
"When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave traders"--Container.
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection ;
[2007]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
386. |
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| Summary: | "When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave traders"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. Based on a story by Ogai Mori. A foreign film (Japanese) Full screen presentation. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Dual-layer format. Special features: audio commentary by Japanese literature professor Jeffrey Angles; new video interviews with critic Tadao Sato, assistant director Tokugo Tanaka, and legendary actress Kyoko Kagawa on the making of the film and its lasting importance; a book featuring a new essay by scholar Mark Le Fanu. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book. |
| Format: | DVD-9, region 1; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Awards: | Venice Film Festival, 1954: Silver Lion. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Kazuo Miyagawa ; editor, Mitsuzô Miyata ; music, Fumio Hayasaka. |
| ISBN: | 1934121479 9781934121474 |