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Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Kenji Mizoguchi

1954

  • Drama
8.1

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.

Cast & crew

  • Kenji MizoguchiDirector
  • Kinuyo TanakaTamaki
  • Yoshiaki HanayagiZushiô
  • Kyōko KagawaAnju
  • Eitarō ShindōSanshô dayû
  • Ichirō SugaiMinister of Justice
  • Bontarō MiakeKichiji
  • Yōko KozonoKohagi
  • Chieko NaniwaUbatake

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