Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

1954 • 124 min • 8.1/10

Drama

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
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

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