Sansho the Bailiff
Drama
★ 8.1/1019542h 4m
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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.
Runtime
2h 4m
Language
Japanese
Released
Mar 31, 1954
Runtime
2h 4m
Language
Japanese
Released
Mar 31, 1954
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Yōko Kozono
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
Kikue Mōri
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Ken Mitsuda
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
Shinobu Araki
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
Keiko Enami
Keiko Enami
Young Anju
Teruko Ōmi
Nakagimi
Kimiko Tachibana
Namiji
Reiko Kongō
Reiko Kongō
Shiono
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