{"id":141,"date":"2006-04-04T13:56:07","date_gmt":"2006-04-04T20:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=141"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:01:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T00:01:46","slug":"sansho-the-bailiff-1954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"Sansho, the Bailiff (1954)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Without compassion, a man is no longer human.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Poster-204x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Poster-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Poster-698x1024.png 698w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Poster-87x128.png 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Poster-768x1127.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Poster-184x270.png 184w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Poster.png 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a kind governor in medieval Japan is sent into exile because of his compassion for the local peasants, his wife (Kinuyo Tanaka), son (Masahiko Kato), and daughter (Keiko Enami) set out to find him, but are kidnapped and sold into slavery and prostitution. Years later, his adult son (Yoshiaki Hanayagi) is determined to reunite his family. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Escape<\/li>\n<li>Japanese Films<\/li>\n<li>Kenzi Mizoguchi Films<\/li>\n<li>Slavery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis &#8220;exquisitely photographed&#8221;, &#8220;sweeping epic&#8221; by Kenji Mizoguchi is a true masterpiece of mid-century Japanese cinema. As Peary notes, the film &#8220;brilliantly evokes brutal inhumanity&#8221; during the 11th century, &#8220;yet also is a beautiful character piece centering on mother and children.&#8221; Unfortunately, as with Rene Clement&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1211\"><em>Forbidden Games<\/em><\/a> (1952), <em>Sansho <\/em> may ultimately be too devastating to withstand repeated viewings &#8212; but it should definitely be seen once by all film fanatics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lovely cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography2-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography2-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography2-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography2.png 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography3-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography3-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography3-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography3-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Cinematography3.png 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The final, haunting reunion scene between mother and son<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Reunion.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Reunion-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Reunion-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Reunion-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Reunion-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Reunion-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Reunion-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Sansho-Reunion.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This film is a classic of world cinema. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0047445\/\">IMDB entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.talkingpix.co.uk\/ReviewsShanso.html\">Talking Pictures review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Without compassion, a man is no longer human.&#8221; Synopsis: When a kind governor in medieval Japan is sent into exile because of his compassion for the local peasants, his wife (Kinuyo Tanaka), son (Masahiko Kato), and daughter (Keiko Enami) set out to find him, but are kidnapped and sold into slavery and prostitution. Years later, his adult son (Yoshiaki Hanayagi) is determined to reunite his family. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Escape Japanese Films Kenzi Mizoguchi Films Slavery Response to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=141\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65959,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141\/revisions\/65959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}