Sanshô Dayû

This text looks at Kenji Mizoguchi's film Sansho Dayu, a version of a famous Japanese folk-tale about an eleventth century feudal official forced into exile by his political enemies. In his absence, his children fall under the corrupting influence of the malevolent Sansho.

• Author
• Dudley Andrew, Carole Cavanaugh

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 79

• Series
• BFI Film Classics

• Publisher
• British Film Institute

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780851708157

• Genres
• film, japan

• Release date
• 2000