Sansho the bailiff
(DVD)

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9781934121474, 1934121479
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Media collection
DVD FOREIGN SANS
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Language
jpn
ISBN
9781934121474, 1934121479
UPC
715515023627

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
General Note
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; 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; the story on which the film was based, Mori Ogai's "Sansho dayu, " from 1915, in an acclaimed translation by J. Thomas Rimer; a written form of an oral variation of the same tale, dating back to the fifteenth century, in a rare English translation.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Kazuo Miyagawa ; editor, Mitsuzô Miyata ; music, Fumio Hayasaka, Tamekichi Mochizuki, Kanahiachi Odera ; production designers, Kisaku Ito, Shozaburo Nakajima.
Participants/Performers
Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô.
Description
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 drivers.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono., dual-layer.
Language
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Nagata, M., Yahiro, F., Yoda, Y., Mizoguchi, K., Tanaka, K., Hanayagi, Y., Kagawa, K., & Shindō, E. (2007). Sansho the bailiff . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Masaichi Nagata et al.. 2007. Sansho the Bailiff. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Masaichi Nagata et al.. Sansho the Bailiff Criterion Collection, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Nagata, Masaichi, et al. Sansho the Bailiff Criterion Collection, 2007.

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