Sansho the Bailiff

1953    2h 4m    Not Rated
Drama
8.4100%95%81%
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In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.
Directed By
Kenji Mizoguchi
Written By
Fuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda, Mori Ogai
Studio
Daiei Film

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