Sansho the Bailiff Blu-ray Animation - Essay by critic Imogen

- Essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith

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Sansho the Bailiff Blu-ray Animation - Essay by critic Imogen'Sansho the Bailiff' Director: Kenji Mizoguchi (1954) Criterion Collection Blu ray Restoration Japanese w English subtitles 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 traders. Under Kenji Mizoguchis (Ugetsu) dazzling direction, this classic Japanese story became one of cinemas greatest masterpieces, a monumental,