Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 4m
- Director Kenji Mizoguchi
- Genres Drama
- Rating 8.1/10 (440 votes)
Synopsis
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
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
-
Akitake Kōno
as Taro
-
Kanji Koshiba
as Kaikudo Naito
- Shinobu Araki as Sadaya
-
Masahiko Tsugawa
as Young Zushiō
- Keiko Enami as Young Anju
-
Teruko Ōmi
as Nakagimi
Crew
-
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
-
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
- Mitsuzō Miyata Editor
-
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
- Tamekichi Mochizuki Original Music Composer
- Kanahichi Odera Original Music Composer
-
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
- Fuji Yahiro Screenplay
- Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay
