Sansho the Bailiff

山椒大夫

1954 · 124 min · ★ 8.1 / 10 · 443 votes

Drama

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 · Yoshiaki Hanayagi · Kyōko Kagawa · Eitarō Shindō · Ichirō Sugai · Bontarō Miake · Yōko Kozono · Chieko Naniwa · Kikue Mōri · Ken Mitsuda

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi