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Tokuzo Tanaka on SANSHO THE BAILIFF

Sansho the Bailiff • 15m

Tokuzo Tanaka was first assistant director on SANSHO THE BAILIFF, and in this 2007 interview, he offers a complex portrait of Kenji Mizoguchi, outlines the methods employed by the filmmaking team, and remembers the director’s surprising feelings about the film.

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