For example, amog traditional performing arts, lets take Japanese dance. In Japanese dance, rather than rhythym of movement, it’s coming to a standstill after movement. And the beauty of the form in that static state that’s important. You see many such scenes in Mizoguchi’s films, the actors who’ve been acting out their conflicts and struggles come to a halt in a beautiful pose at a certain point, we call this Kimaru in Japanese. His films have many such moments, which are conveyed through the composition of the image.
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In Sansho the Bailiff, it’s not a scene of turmoil, but a very simple scene, it’s the scene where Anju goes into the lake. That scene is suggestive of Japanese theatre arts such as Kabuki and Noh, which use a passageway called hashigakari, which leads through the theatre to the stage, all an actor does on it is simply walk, but it’s a very important element in Japan’s traditional theatre arts. To walk powerfully or very sadly or with a springy step; there are lots of ways and they’re all stylized. The simple act of walking makes it beautiful.
