Sanshō dayū

Duration: 125

Year Published: 1954

Creator: = Sansho the bailiff / Daiei Motion Picture Co. ; producer, Nagata Masaichi ; director, Mizoguchi Kenji ; scriptwriters, Yahiro Fuji, Yoda Yoshikata ; original story, Mori Ōgai.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Nagata, Masaichi, 1906-1985.; Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956.; Yahiro, Fuji.; Yoda, Yoshikata, 1909-1991.; Mori, Ōgai, 1862-1922.; Miyagawa, Kazuo, 1908-1999.; Itō, Kisaku.; Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955.; Ōtani, Iwao.; Okamoto, Kenʼichi, 1937-; Tanaka, Kinuyo, 1909-1977.; Hanayagi, Kishō.; Kagawa, Kyōko.; Shindō, Eitarō, 1899-1977.; Kōno, Akitake, 1911-1978.; Sugai, Ichiro.; Shimizu, Masao, 1921-2008.; Kagawa, Ryōsuke.

Description: PFA Daiei catalogue states film as being Daieiscope, while PFA blue cards cite it as 1.33:1. It is 1.33:1.; Approximate running time: 02:05:00.; Linda Provinzano comments that "Mizoguchi's 79th film is a scathing attack on man's cruelty to his fellow man, but his sense of beauty and compassion combined with an accurate sense of the period make the film visually entrancing. It is interesting to note the influence on the hero of the two women."; PFA 3500-01-3223. Restricted: Not for research use.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Director of photography, Miyagawa Kazuo ; art director, Itō Kisaku ; music composer, Hayasaka Fumio ; sound, Otani Iwao ; lighting, Okamoto Ken'ichi.; Cast: Tanaka Kinuyo (Tamaki) ; Hanayagi Kishō (Zushiō) ; Kagawa Kyōko (Anju) ; Shindō Eitarō (Sanshō) ; Kōno Akitake (Taro) ; Sugai Ichirō (Niō) ; Shimizu Masao (Taira Masauji) ; Kagawa Ryōsuke (bishop) ; Mitsuda Ken (Fujiwara Morozane) ; Nanbu Shōzo (Taira Masasue) ; Naniwa Chieko (Take) ; Mōri Kikue (sorceress) ; Katō Masahiko (Zushiō as a young boy) ; Enami Keiko (Anju as a young girl).; PFA 3500-01-3223. D0294; In Japanese with English subtitles.; PFA 3500-01-3223. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 7 reels of 7 (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. CONDITION NOTE: Location verified 2 Dec 1985 CONDITION NOTE: Described 1976 good Print in good condition; subtitles mediocre CONDITION NOTE: Inspected 2014/03/06 cv; very very good condition; all leaders are intact; reels 1, 5, 7 have a scratch on the emulsion side on the soundtrack area but should not be problematic.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE