Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Name: Sansho the Bailiff
Genre: Drama
Released: 1954-03-31
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Ichirō Sugai

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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Released 1954-03-31 · 124 min · Drama

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka as Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi as Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa as Anju
Eitarō Shindō as Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai as Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake as Kichiji
Yōko Kozono as Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa as Ubatake
Kikue Mōri as Priestess
Ken Mitsuda as Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu as Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa as Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno as Taro
Kanji Koshiba as Kaikudo Naito
Shinobu Araki as Sadaya