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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.

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Foreword to the 2020 edition Preface Synopsis Sanshô Dayû and the overthrow of history: Carole Cavanaugh Mizo Dayû: Dudley Andrew Notes Credits Bibliography

Sansho Dayu (Sansho the Bailiff)

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/05/2020
      ISBN13: 9781838719326, 978-1838719326
      ISBN10: 1838719326
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword to the 2020 edition Preface Synopsis Sanshô Dayû and the overthrow of history: Carole Cavanaugh Mizo Dayû: Dudley Andrew Notes Credits Bibliography

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