SYNOPSIS: In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.
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Backdrop for 'Sansho the Bailiff', a Kenji Mizoguchi film. Against a muted sage-green background, a ghostly side-profile of a woman's face is faintly visible on the right. Overlapping this, a double-exposure silhouette of a robed and head-wrapped man in traditional Japanese attire faces left, a sword at his side, with the background imagery visible through his figure. The title 'Sansho' appears in large elegant serif lettering, with 'THE BAILIFF' in smaller capitals beneath, and the director credit above. The composition is minimal and quietly haunting.
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'Sansho the Bailiff' (山椒大夫)
- directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
- written by Fuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda, Ogai Mori (Short story)
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) - well executed, not exactly...upbeat? #film #SanshoTheBailiff #KenjiMizoguchi
20 movies that have greatly influenced you. 1 per day. No explanations, no reviews, just .gifs/photos.
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Day 6/20
#Sanshôdayû
#SanshoTheBailiff
#山椒大夫
#KenjiMizoguchi
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