Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · ★ 8.1 · Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
In medieval Japan, a woman and his children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.
- Released
- 1954-03-31
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Language
- JA
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Akitake Kôno
Taro
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Keiko Enami
Young Anju
Kazukimi Okuni
Norimura
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Noriko Tachibana
Namiji
Keywords
JapanGovernorBanishmentBased on short storyProstitutionExileFeudal japanIndependent filmCompassionCourtesan11th centuryAncient japanDecreeMercy
