Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
star 8.1 1954 2h 4m

Sansho the Bailiff

"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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Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

person

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

person

Yōko Kozono

Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Ubatake

person

Kikue Mōri

Priestess

person

Ken Mitsuda

Prime Minister Fujiwara

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Masauji Taira

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ritsushi Kumotake

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