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    Sansho the Bailiff

    124'

    1954-03-31

    8.0

    Without mercy, man is like a beast.

    Drama

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingKenji MizoguchiWritingMori Ogai

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    Cast

    2

    Tamaki

    Kinuyo Tanaka

    1

    Zushiô

    Yoshiaki Hanayagi

    1

    Anju

    Kyōko Kagawa

    1

    Sanshô dayû

    Eitarō Shindō

    1

    Minister of Justice

    Ichirō Sugai

    1

    Kichiji

    Bontarō Miake

    1

    Kohagi

    Yōko Kozono

    1

    Ubatake

    Chieko Naniwa

    1

    Priestess

    Kikue Mōri

    1

    Prime Minister Fujiwara

    Ken Mitsuda

    1

    Masauji Taira

    Masao Shimizu

    1

    Ritsushi Kumotake

    Ryōsuke Kagawa

    1

    Taro

    Akitake Kōno

    1

    Kaikudo Naito

    Kanji Koshiba

    1

    Sadaya

    Shinobu Araki

    2

    Young Zushiō

    Masahiko Tsugawa

    1

    Young Anju

    Keiko Enami

    1

    Nakagimi

    Teruko Ōmi

    1

    Namiji

    Kimiko Tachibana

    1

    Shiono

    Reiko Kongō

    1

    Masasue Taira

    Shōzō Nanbu

    1

    Landlord

    Ryōnosuke Azuma

    1

    Norimura

    Kazukimi Okuni

    2

    Kimpei

    Saburo Date

    1

    Yakko

    Sumao Ishihara

    1

    Ichirō Amano

    1

    Harbour's Lady

    Midori Komatsu

    1

    Jiro

    Yukio Horikita

    1

    Kanamaru

    Jun Fujikawa

    1

    Sado Man

    Sōji Shibata

    1

    Slave Trader

    Akira Shimizu

    1

    Harbour's Man

    Tokio Oki

    1

    Farmer #2

    Akira Shiga

    1

    Goro Nakanishi

    1

    Saburo Miyazaki

    Hachiro Okuni

    1

    Akiyoshi Kikuno

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    Details:

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    • List of countries:
      1. Japan
    • List of languages:
      1. Japanese
    • List of companies:
      1. Daiei Film
    • Vote Count: 445
    • Popularity: 3.0901
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:山椒大夫

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