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Film / 1954
Sansho the Bailiff
Directed by
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.
The story
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 TanakaTamaki
Yoshiaki HanayagiZushiô
Kyōko KagawaAnju
Eitarō ShindōSanshô dayû
Ichirō SugaiMinister of Justice
Bontarō MiakeKichiji
Yōko KozonoKohagi
Chieko NaniwaUbatake
Kikue MōriPriestess
Ken MitsudaPrime Minister Fujiwara
Masao ShimizuMasauji Taira
Ryōsuke KagawaRitsushi Kumotake
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Akitake KōnoTaro
Kanji KoshibaKaikudo Naito
Shinobu ArakiSadaya
Masahiko TsugawaYoung Zushiō
Keiko EnamiYoung Anju
Teruko ŌmiNakagimi
Kimiko TachibanaNamiji
Reiko KongōShiono
Shōzō NanbuMasasue Taira
Ryōnosuke AzumaLandlord
Kazukimi OkuniNorimura
Saburo DateKimpei
Sumao IshiharaYakko
Ichirō Amano
Midori KomatsuHarbour's Lady
Yukio HorikitaJiro
Jun FujikawaKanamaru
Sōji ShibataSado Man
Akira ShimizuSlave Trader
Tokio OkiHarbour's Man
Akira ShigaFarmer #2
Goro Nakanishi
Hachiro OkuniSaburo Miyazaki
Akiyoshi Kikuno
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