Film

Sansho the Bailiff 1954

124 min TMDB 8.1 Drama

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 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

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