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Sansho the Bailiff AKA Sansho the Steward AKA Sanshô dayû (1954)
'A film of unparalleled beauty by the great Japanese Master Kenji Mizoguchi'.Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Japanese literature professor Jeffrey Angles
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Extras:"Performance" 2007 Interview with actress Kyoko Kagawa (10:19)
"Production" 2007 Interview with first assistant director Tokuzo Tanaka (14.59)
"Simplicity" 2007 Interview with film critic and historian Tadao Sato (23:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:80-page book, featuring an essay by scholar Mark Le Fanu and two versions of the story on which the film was based: Ogai Mori’s 1915 "Sansho Dayu," in an acclaimed translation by J. Thomas Rimer, and a written form of an earlier oral variation, in a new English translation.
1-disc digi-pack and book in cardboard slipcase. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Gion Bayashi" (84:57 NTSC)
- Tony Rayns on Mizoguchi, Sansho Dayu and Gion Bayashi (28:02, in English)
- Original Trailer (3:25, in Japanese with forced English subtitles)
- Original Teaser (2:09, in Japanese with forced English subtitles)
DISC TWO
*The Film
- Tony Rayns on Sanshô dayû (10:12, in English) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:An 80-page booklet containing:
- Cast and credits for Sanshô dayû
- 'Mizoguchi: The Ghost Princess and the Seaweed Gatherer', article by Robin Wood discussing Sanshô dayû and Ugetsu Monogatari originally published in 'Film Comment' March-April 1973.
- 'Sanshô dayû: Story and Film', extract from Mark Le Fanu's book 'Mizoguchi and Japan'.
- 'Sanshô dayû' by Mori Ogai, translated by J Thomas Rimer, the 1915 short story on which the film was based.
- Cast and credits for Gion Bayashi
- 'Gion Biyashi', extract from Mark Le Fanu's book 'Mizoguchi and Japan'.
- 'Mizoguchi's Attitude Towards Geisha', discussion between Mizoguchi and six Japanese film critics originally published in 'Kinema Junpo' January 1937, translated by Mark Le Fanu.
Only available as a two-disc set with "Gion Bayashi", both featuring their own spine numbers. -
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (124:12 NTSC)
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (124:28 NTSC)
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 10/03/08
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 13/08/21UPDATE LOG:
04/01/14 - Fixed a typo in the Japanese title.
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13/08/21: Updated title, US specs.
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