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Sansho the Bailiff

MOVIE • 1954

Sansho the Bailiff

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.

TMDB ★ 4.0/5Votes: 445
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Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

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Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Zushiô

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Anju

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Sanshô dayû

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Minister of Justice

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Kichiji

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Yōko Kozono

Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Ubatake

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Kikue Mōri

Priestess

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Ken Mitsuda

Prime Minister Fujiwara

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Masauji Taira

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ritsushi Kumotake

Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

Taro

Kanji Koshiba

Kanji Koshiba

Kaikudo Naito

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Film

Status

Released

Release

March 31, 1954

Runtime

124 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

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