Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Original title: 山椒大夫
Sansho the Bailiff is a 1954 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, with a running time of 2h 4m. It stars Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi and Kyōko Kagawa.
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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Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Tamaki
- Yoshiaki Hanayagi as Zushiô
- Kyōko Kagawa as Anju
- Eitarō Shindō as Sanshô dayû
- Ichirō Sugai as Minister of Justice
- Bontarō Miake as Kichiji
- Yōko Kozono as Kohagi
- Chieko Naniwa as Ubatake
- Kikue Mōri as Priestess
- Ken Mitsuda as Prime Minister Fujiwara
- Masao Shimizu as Masauji Taira
- Ryōsuke Kagawa as Ritsushi Kumotake