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Episode 383: SANSHO THE BAILIFF (1954)
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- Trylove
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- May 19, 2026
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- 6628
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Help the Trylon afford a 4K projector! https://trylon.org/4K A governor in 11th century Japan is exiled, and his wife (Kinuyo Tanaka) and two children are sold into slavery. And it only gets crazier from there! The young boy (Yoshiaki Hanayagi) and girl (Kyōko Kagawa) come of age in the service of the local administrator Sanshō (Eitarō Shindō). Disgraced, each member of the shattered family survives unending cruelty with only the belief that good will triumph over evil. Which, as this episode proves, isn’t everybody’s cup of tea. Kenji Mizoguchi’s SANSHO THE BAILIFF is recognized as one of the greatest films of all time, a heartrending narrative of the indomitable human spirit in the face of systemic adversity. It’s kind of like Superman. Give to these causes in need during ICE’s occupation of Minnesota: Support Minnesotans defending their communities from ICE: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ @sanctuarysupplydepot: Mutual aid group in Mpls getting basic necessities to our houseless neighbors https://linktr.ee/sanctuarysupplydepot @mplsmutualaid: Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors: https://linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid ISAIAH, an interfaith group fighting for racial and economic justice in MN: https://secure.everyaction.com/G8TCnxFlE0qd9zlUEYjjeg2 Show love to North Minneapolis families in crisis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/show-love-to-north-minneapolis-families-in-crisis References: “The Golden Age of Repertory Cinema Is Now” by Alison Foreman for IndieWire “Dismantling a Monolith of Misery: Finding Hope Amid State-Protected Violence in Kenji Mizoguchi’s Sansho the Bailiff” by Chris Polley for Perisphere, the Trylon blog Trylove Episode 190: FOREVER A WOMAN (1955) (aka THE ETERNAL BREASTS) Trylove Episode 192: LOVE LETTER (1953) Trylove Episode 193: GIRLS OF…