Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

"Without mercy, man is like a beast."

8.1 March 31, 1954 2h 4m Released
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

    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

  • Akitake Kōno

    Akitake Kōno

    Taro

  • Kanji Koshiba

    Kanji Koshiba

    Kaikudo Naito

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