Sansho Dayu + Gion Bayashi (2 DVD Set + 80 Page Book)

Lavish 80-page book featuring archival imagery; articles by Robin Wood (film critic and author) and Mark Le Fanu (author of Mizoguchi and Japan); and a full reprint of an acclaimed translation of Mori Ogai's original 1915 story on which Sansho Dayu is based

Video discussions about Mizoguchi and both Sansho Dayu and Gion Bayashi by acclaimed Japanese film expert/critic, festival programmer, and filmmaker Tony Rayns,

Original theatrical trailers

Full-colour reversible sleeve with reproductions of the original Japanese posters for both films

New and restored high-definition transfers