Sansho the Bailiff
★ 8.1/10•1954•2h 4m•Drama
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
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.
Kenji Mizoguchi · Director
Fuji Yahiro · Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda · Screenplay
StatusReleased
Runtime2h 4m
LanguageJA
Release DateMar 31, 1954
StatusReleased
Runtime2h 4m
LanguageJA
Release DateMar 31, 1954
Daiei Film
Actors
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
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
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