Sansho the Bailiff
19542h 4m8.1
Drama
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Japan
About
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.
Where to watch
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Details
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Writing
- Fuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Mar 31, 1954
- Studio
- Daiei Film
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
Keiko Enami
Young Anju
Teruko Ōmi
Nakagimi
Kimiko Tachibana
Namiji
Reiko Kongō
Shiono
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