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19542h 4mJapanese

Sansho the Bailiff

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

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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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DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

Keywords

governorjapancourtesanexilebanishmentprostitutioncompassionbased on short storydecreemercyfeudal japan11th centuryancient japan

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka as Tamaki

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

Yoshiaki Hanayagi as Zushiô

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

Yōko Kozono as Kohagi

Yōko Kozono

Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa as Ubatake

Chieko Naniwa

Ubatake

Kikue Mōri as Priestess

Kikue Mōri

Priestess

Ken Mitsuda as Prime Minister Fujiwara

Ken Mitsuda

Prime Minister Fujiwara