Sansho Dayu & Gion Bayashi
Based on an ancient legend, as recounted by celebrated author Mori Ogai (in his short story of the same name, written in 1915), and adapted by Japanese director Mizoguchi Kenji, Sansho Dayu is both distinctively Japanese and as deeply affecting as a Greek tragedy. Described in its opening title as "one of the oldest and most .. Read more
| Starring | Kinuyo Tanaka, Michiyo Kogure, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Ayako Wakao |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Genres | World Cinema |
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Sansho Dayu & Gion Bayashi
Based on an ancient legend, as recounted by celebrated author Mori Ogai (in his short story of the same name, written in 1915), and adapted by Japanese director Mizoguchi Kenji, Sansho Dayu is both distinctively Japanese and as deeply affecting as a Greek tragedy. Described in its opening title as "one of the oldest and most tragic in Japan's history", Mizoguchi depicts an unforgettably sad story of social injustice, family love, personal sacrifice, and fateful tragedy.
Set in Heian era (11th century) Japan, it follows an aristocratic woman, Tamaki (played by Tanaka Kinuyo, who also stars in Mizoguchi's Ugetsu Monogatari), and her two children, Zushio (Hanayagi Yoshiaki) and Anju (Kagawa Kyoko), who are separated by feudal tyranny from Tamaki's husband.
| Starring | Kinuyo Tanaka, Michiyo Kogure, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Ayako Wakao |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Run time | DVD: 5 hrs 10 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Japanese |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 19 Nov 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
Sansho Dayu & Gion Bayashi (2 discs)
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inferior melodrama superior photography
I'm sorry but I just do not see how Yoshida can be seen as anyway close to Kurosawa as a top class director especially not at an international level. His films tend to be melodramatic tosh and though no doubt these can be very popular within the country most other countries have enough of there own tosh to watch and enjoy. So the story of a wellbred family ending up in slavery and suffering hardship and tragedy only slight varies in inflection by being set in Japan rather than a Catherine Cookson story set in Yprkshire
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Sansho dayu
I hate to disagree, but I found this film to drag. There wasn't a lot to the plot and one thing I noticed was how bland the directing was.
Obviously, some people really rate this film and therefore I expect a lot of people will disagree with me, but that's just my opinion. I'm not a hater of foreign films and slow pacing is not normally an issue for me either - as long as the scene has something to wallow in.
I have no complaints about the acting or the overall professionalism of the film, it was just in my opinion overly slow paced for such a thin plot, it didn't capture my imagination and it was nothing spectacular to look at.
Some people may find this a `life-changing experience' but I can't imagine why.
Gion Bayashi was slightly more watchable, but overall suffered from the same issues.
Sorry, not keen at all! -
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