Sansho the Bailiff poster

Sansho the Bailiff

山椒大夫

19542h 4mDrama
directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

“Without mercy, man is like a beast.”

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8.1 / 10
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8.4 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

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