Kinuyo Tanaka
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Daiei Studios released Sansho the Bailiff on March 31, 1954. Kenji Mizoguchi directed the film starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, and Kyôko Kagawa.
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Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu begins in 16th Century Japan. It is a period of civil war where the countryside is filled with soldiers from both sides who prey upon the innocent civilians for their own pleasure and gain.
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Ugetsu (1953) strikes Criterion gold on DVD
On June 6, 2017, the Criterion Collection released Ugetsu on DVD. Kenji Mizoguchi directed the film starring Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, and Kinuyo Tanaka.
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) is exiled to the Criterion Collection
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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Summaries
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Sansho the Bailiff takes place in feudal Japan. We meet a governor a lord banished to a far-off province after he felt the governor was too lenient with the peasants under his supervision.
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