Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

1954 2h 4mDir. Kenji Mizoguchi
8.1/ 10
Drama

Overview

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.

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Cast & Crew

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

Y

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

Y

Yōko Kozono

Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Ubatake

K

Kikue Mōri

Priestess

K

Ken Mitsuda

Prime Minister Fujiwara

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Masauji Taira

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ritsushi Kumotake

A

Akitake Kōno

Taro

K

Kanji Koshiba

Kaikudo Naito

S

Shinobu Araki

Sadaya

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Young Zushiō

K

Keiko Enami

Young Anju

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Nakagimi

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

Namiji

R

Reiko Kongō

Shiono

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