Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
"Without mercy, man is like a beast."
Overview
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.
Top 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
A
Akitake Kōno
Taro
K
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
S
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
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