Poster for Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

  • Mar 31, 1954
  • 2h 4m
TMDB user score 8.1/10 445 votes on TMDB
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Story

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.

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Intendendente Sansho (Sansho the bailiff / Sansho Dayu) 1954 trailer · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Kinuyo Tanaka Tamaki
  • Yoshiaki Hanayagi Zushiô
  • Kyōko Kagawa Anju
  • Eitarō Shindō Sanshô dayû
  • Ichirō Sugai Minister of Justice
  • Bontarō Miake Kichiji
  • Yōko Kozono Kohagi
  • Chieko Naniwa Ubatake
  • Kikue Mōri Priestess
  • Ken Mitsuda Prime Minister Fujiwara
  • Masao Shimizu Masauji Taira
  • Ryōsuke Kagawa Ritsushi Kumotake
  • Akitake Kōno Taro
  • Kanji Koshiba Kaikudo Naito
  • Shinobu Araki Sadaya
  • Masahiko Tsugawa Young Zushiō
  • Keiko Enami Young Anju
  • Teruko Ōmi Nakagimi

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