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Feature film — 1954

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

8.12h 4mDrama

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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Daiei Film

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Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

On screen

Cast & crew

Kinuyo Tanaka as Tamaki

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

Y

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Zushiô

Kyōko Kagawa as Anju

Kyōko Kagawa

Anju

Eitarō Shindō as Sanshô dayû

Eitarō Shindō

Sanshô dayû

Ichirō Sugai as Minister of Justice

Ichirō Sugai

Minister of Justice

Bontarō Miake as Kichiji

Bontarō Miake

Kichiji

Y

Yōko Kozono

Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa as Ubatake

Chieko Naniwa

Ubatake

K

Kikue Mōri

Priestess

K

Ken Mitsuda

Prime Minister Fujiwara

Masao Shimizu as Masauji Taira

Masao Shimizu

Masauji Taira

Ryōsuke Kagawa as Ritsushi Kumotake

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ritsushi Kumotake

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