Sansho the Bailiff

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Written by Mori Ogai, Yoshikata Yoda, Fuji Yahiro

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

Tamaki

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Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Zushiô

Kyōko Kagawa

Anju

Eitarō Shindō

Sanshô dayû

Ichirō Sugai

Minister of Justice

Bontarō Miake

Kichiji

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Yōko Kozono

Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa

Ubatake

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Kikue Mōri

Priestess

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Ken Mitsuda

Prime Minister Fujiwara

Masao Shimizu

Masauji Taira

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ritsushi Kumotake