Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
- Original title
- 山椒大夫
- Directed by
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Genre
- drama film, Jidaigeki
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 427 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two aristocratic children are sold into slavery and forced to endure harsh conditions. The film follows their separate struggles to survive and find freedom.
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What happens
Sansho the Bailiff (Japanese: 山椒大夫, Hepburn: Sanshō Dayū; known by its Japanese title in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 1954 Japanese period film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi based on a 1915 short story of the same name by Mori Ōgai (translated as "Sanshō the Steward" in English), which in turn was based on a sekkyō-bushi (oral lore) appearing in written form in the 17th century. It follows two aristocratic children who are sold into slavery. Sansho the Bailiff bears many of Mizoguchi's hallmarks, such as portrayals of poverty and elaborately choreographed long takes. It is regarded as Mizoguchi’s magnum opus and one of cinema’s greatest films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Spell of the Hidden Gold (1958)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.