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title: "Sansho the Bailiff (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]"
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# Sansho the Bailiff (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

**Brand:** kinuyo tanakayoshiaki hanayagikenji mizoguchi
**Price:** 10988 kr
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- **What is this?** Sansho the Bailiff (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] by kinuyo tanakayoshiaki hanayagikenji mizoguchi
- **How much does it cost?** 10988 kr with free shipping
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Sansho the Bailiff (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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## Customer Reviews

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    Lost and Found
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 28, 2008*

I have been ordering movies from Amazon for a couple of years now, and I have been quite satisfied with every purchase, thank you Amazon.com!So, my first Japanese films were Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Rashomon - being ranked on the IMDb Top 250. They were great! I immediately became a fan of Japanese cinema. Later I decided to check into a different director, and then I came up with Kenji Mizoguchi. I decided to give Ugetsu a try. When my order came in, I got around to watching it - at the time, I loved it! I thought it was quite an excellent little film. I liked it enough that I decided to check out Sansho the Bailiff, which has a higher rating on IMDb, although sadly not on the Top 250. I actually was more interested to see this one than Ugetsu. So I was excited, I knew I was up for an even bigger treat. It arrived and I couldn't wait to pop it in my DVD player! Once the movie started, I was not disappointed... What an amazing film I thought to myself. It has got to be one of the very best films I've ever seen! It has such a brilliant story and it is well told through to the end - which is such a beautiful ending! It's almost a shame that some people won't even look at films like this, it almost pains me that I can't even get my own mother to sit down and watch it with me, and if you've seen the ending of the film you will understand what I mean... I find that the story is a little similar to Ugetsu, but what is amazing is the big difference they are in terms of quality film-making! Sansho the Bailiff is far better told, more engaging, sharper in direction and pacing, and far more beautiful! I even went back and re-watched Ugetsu and I thought it was an average film in comparison to Sansho the Bailiff! This film even has one of those qualities that it's so perfect, that you can't help but want to watch it over and over! Oh how much I recommend any true fan of cinema to check out Sansho the Bailiff! It is certainly now one my of dearest favorites.I also would like to state that Criterion is an absolute savior to cinema, it has gathered some amazing films from around the world and places them in DVD collections of film-goers. I'm looking forward to buying more Criterion Collections eventually as soon as I can save up some money, as they can be a little expensive, but they are often worth the price nonetheless! It sure beats half the films that comes out these days...Anyone who is reading this, definitely give this masterpiece a try! It deserves to be better known by the mainstream film-goers as it possibly can, classics like this shouldn't ever be forgotten! I certainly will be viewing it a few more times by the year is out! Hopefully I can get my mother to watch it with me some day... -_-

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great Japanese film
  

*by W***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 12, 2022*

You can't go wrong with Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune.  This is hilarious.  We rented it many times to show to friends--so we would have been better off buying it from the start.  A great film from Japan's best director and best actor.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Beloved Tragic Japanese Masterpiece
  

*by A***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 18, 2021*

Powerful tragedy based on a medieval myth of a magnanimous local governor's attempt to do right for his people upsets the feudal lord and in turn he and his family are exiled, separated, and sold into slavery. A harsh story of mercy and humanity versus monstrous cruelty, with an outstanding ending that is truly emotionally haunting. The supernatural elements of the myth are wisely toned down and placed in a historical setting to heighten the human tragedy. A great epic, without any of the battles or sword fights one usually associates with the genre, but highly atmospheric. The direction, cinematography, editing, music and acting are all sublime. A masterpiece from one of the masters of Japanese cinema. Also recommended the somewhat of companion films Ugetsu and The Life Of Ohara, or Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon. The Criterion Collection Blu Ray is beautiful, includes an audio commentary, interviews and a booklet containing the short story version of the myth on which this film was based.

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