Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

8.1 124 min Movie
Drama

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.

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Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka Kinuyo Tanaka Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi 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 Yōko Kozono Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa Chieko Naniwa Ubatake
Kikue Mōri Kikue Mōri Priestess
Ken Mitsuda Ken Mitsuda Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu Masao Shimizu Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa Ryōsuke Kagawa Ritsushi Kumotake

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