Sansho the Bailiff
山椒大夫
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
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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Rating
8,1/10
443 votes
Runtime
124 min
Release
1954
31 mars 1954
Language
ja
- Status
- Released
- Countries
- JP
- Popularity
- 4,2
- Original title
- 山椒大夫
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
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