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Sansho the Bailiff 1954

★ 8.1419 votes124 min📅 1954-03-31

"Without mercy, man is like a beast."

Overview

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.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara

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