Overview

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.

ISBN-13

9781838719326

ISBN-10

1838719326

Weight

0.39 Pounds

Dimensions

5.67 x 0.16 x 8.12 In

List Price

$15.95

Edition

2nd Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

96 pages

Publisher

British Film Institute

Published On

2020-05-28



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