Sansho Dayu (Sansho the Bailiff)
Sansho Dayu (Sansho the Bailiff)
Description
Kenji Mizoguchi's masterpiece Sanshô Dayû (1954) retells a classic Japanese folktale about an eleventh-century feudal official forced into exile by his political enemies. In his absence, his children fall under the corrupting influence of the malevolent bailiff Sansho. In their study of the film, film scholar Dudley Andrew and Japanese literature professor Carole Cavanaugh highlight the cultural, aesthetic and social contexts of this film which is at once rooted in folk legend and a modern artwork released in the aftermath of World War II. This edition includes a new foreword by the authors in which they consider the film's contemporary parallels in modern slavery and children torn from their families by malevolent authorities.
Table of Contents
Preface
Synopsis
Sanshô Dayû and the overthrow of history: Carole Cavanaugh
Mizo Dayû: Dudley Andrew
Notes
Credits
Bibliography
Product details
| Published | May 14 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781838719302 |
| Imprint | British Film Institute |
| Illustrations | 60 bw illus |
| Series | BFI Film Classics |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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