Film
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · 2h 4m · Drama
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
- IMDb
- 8.4
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
- Metacritic
- 96
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Overview
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
Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
Crew
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Fuji YahiroScreenplay
- Masaichi NagataProducer
- Kazuo MiyagawaDirector of Photography
- Kanahichi OderaOriginal Music Composer
- Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer
- Tamekichi MochizukiOriginal Music Composer
- Mitsuzō MiyataEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 31, 1954
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Genres
- Drama
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