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1955 (USA)
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A film of unparalleled beauty by the great Japanese Master Kenji Mizoguchi
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In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him...
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An enormously powerful tale of oppression and resistance
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kinuyo Tanaka | ... | Tamaki |
| Yoshiaki Hanayagi | ... | Zushiô |
| Kyôko Kagawa | ... | Anju |
| Eitarô Shindô | ... | Sanshô dayû |
| Akitake Kôno | ... | Taro |
| Masao Shimizu | ... | Masauji Taira |
| Ken Mitsuda | ... | Prime Minister Fujiwara |
| Kazukimi Okuni | ... | Norimura |
| Yôko Kosono | ... | Kohagi |
| Noriko Tachibana | ... | Namiji |
| Ichirô Sugai | ... | Minister of Justice |
| Teruko Omi | ... | Nakagimi |
| Masahiko Kato | ... | Young Zushio |
| Keiko Enami | ... | Young Anju |
| Bontarô Akemi | ... | Kichiji |
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'Kenji Mizoguchi' left the composer alone to do the music. He also did that before in his previous films Ugetsu Monogatari as much as Chikamatsu Monogatari.
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I don't consider SANSHO DAYU to be the best introduction to the great Kenji Mizoguchi, but - after many viewings, I do consider it to be the best of what I've seen.
In the years after WWII, Mizoguchi's interest in period drama deepened - he ultimately was best known outside of Japan for his period dramas (jidaigeki), though his take on the historical film was highly personalized with the introduction of contemporary thematic elements, and this film is the high water mark in that development, with a detailed story exploring oppression, class structures and societal ethics.
Late in life, Mizoguchi's interest in Buddhism also expanded tremendously, which is reflected to a great degree in this film, with various sacrifices, renunciations of privilege, and familial reconciliations figuring prominently in the intricate story - notably so at SANSHO's magnificent ending.