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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Technically & artistically a near perfect movie. I appreciated it and it was a good choice for me to watch. Classic Japanese films like, Late Autumn, 24 Eyes & The Naked Island are my favorite type of personal stories. Those are the kind of intimate story telling I like the most. I would still rate Sansho the Bailiff highly, but for me my reaction to the sad tale was one more of appreciation for the great sets and customs and one rather dismal realization about the history of humankind....
While I was watching Sansho the Bailiff I started to ponder one very deep and truly sad thought... Almost all of mankind's time on Earth during recorded history has been built on the back of slaves. I hadn't realized that in Japan's past they too had built wealth & power out of the bondage of other humans and that historical realization brought to the screen via film is another strong reason to watch this film.
The quietness of the very end scene with it's setting in a little hut near the water set the emotion of the finish of the film. Nicely done too!
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
"In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression."
Technically & artistically a near perfect movie. I appreciated it and it was a good choice for me to watch. Classic Japanese films like, Late Autumn, 24 Eyes & The Naked Island are my favorite type of personal stories. Those are the kind of intimate story telling I like the most. I would still rate Sansho the Bailiff highly, but for me my reaction to the sad tale was one more of appreciation for the great sets and customs and one rather dismal realization about the history of humankind....
While I was watching Sansho the Bailiff I started to ponder one very deep and truly sad thought... Almost all of mankind's time on Earth during recorded history has been built on the back of slaves. I hadn't realized that in Japan's past they too had built wealth & power out of the bondage of other humans and that historical realization brought to the screen via film is another strong reason to watch this film.
The quietness of the very end scene with it's setting in a little hut near the water set the emotion of the finish of the film. Nicely done too!