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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
“Without mercy, man is like a beast.”
Drama · 2h 04m
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 Tanaka
Tamaki
Y
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Y
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
K
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
K
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Crew
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Screenplay
- Yoshikata Yoda, Fuji Yahiro
- Director of Photography
- Kazuo Miyagawa
- Original Music Composer
- Kanahichi Odera, Fumio Hayasaka, Tamekichi Mochizuki
- Editor
- Mitsuzō Miyata
- Producer
- Masaichi Nagata
Details
- Original title
- 山椒大夫
- Release date
- 1954-03-31
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Daiei Film