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Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Drama • 2ч 4м

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.

TMDB rating: 8.1 (425)
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Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
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Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
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Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
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Kikue Mōri
Priestess
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Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
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Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
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Keiko Enami
Young Anju
Teruko Ōmi
Teruko Ōmi
Nakagimi
Kimiko Tachibana
Kimiko Tachibana
Namiji
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Reiko Kongō
Shiono
Shōzō Nanbu
Shōzō Nanbu
Masasue Taira
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Ryōnosuke Azuma
Landlord
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Kazukimi Okuni
Norimura
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Kimpei

Crew

Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Kanahichi Odera
Original Music Composer
Tamekichi Mochizuki
Original Music Composer
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Mitsuzō Miyata
Editor
Shozo Tanaka
Assistant Director of Photography
Mori Ogai
Original Story
Kisaku Ito
Art Direction
Ken'ichi Okamoto
Gaffer
Tokuzō Tanaka
Assistant Director
Akira Naitō
Assistant Art Director
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Shima Yoshizane
Costume Design
Iwao Ōtani
Sound Designer
Fuji Yahiro
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Hisakazu Tsuji
Production Design

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