Film1954124 min

Sansho the Bailiff

Name: Sansho the Bailiff
Genre: Drama
Released: 1954
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Akitake Kôno

Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"A film of unparalleled beauty by the great Japanese Master Kenji Mizoguchi"

Boxlist takeExpect a serious, slow-paced drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

8.3 /10

TMDB · 228 votes

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Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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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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