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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) is exiled to the Criterion Collection

Sansho the Bailiff (Criterion Collection)

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On February 26, 2013, the Criterion Collection released Sansho the Bailiff on Blu-ray. Kenji Mizoguchi directed the film starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, and Kyôko Kagawa.

‘Sansho the Bailiff’ Movie Synopsis

Sansho the Bailiff takes place in feudal Japan where a a pitiless feudal lord banishes a governor to a distant province for standing up for the rights of his impoverished people. The compassionate governor leaves behind his wife, Tamaki, his young son, Zushio, and his younger daughter, Anju, to fend for themselves. However, an even crueler fate awaits the family when, during an arduous journey on foot to reunite with him, the mother finds herself separated from her children. Now slaves for a cruel bailiff named Sansho, their new lives rips apart the family’s once noble dreams. However, life’s challenges don’t always break a resilient human spirit.

Read the full summary, and listen to our film review on 3/30/2020.

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On February 26, 2013, the Criterion Collection released Sansho the Bailiff on Blu-ray. Kenji Mizoguchi directed the film starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, and Kyôko Kagawa.

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