Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

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.

JP

Made in JP

8.1/10

1954

Drama
Daiei Film

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Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

As Tamaki

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

As Zushiô

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

As Anju

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

As Sanshô dayû

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

As Minister of Justice

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

As Kichiji

Yōko Kozono

Yōko Kozono

As Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

As Ubatake

Kikue Mōri

Kikue Mōri

As Priestess

Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

As Prime Minister Fujiwara

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

As Masauji Taira

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

As Ritsushi Kumotake

Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

As Taro

Kanji Koshiba

Kanji Koshiba

As Kaikudo Naito

Shinobu Araki

Shinobu Araki

As Sadaya

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

As Young Zushiō

Keiko Enami

Keiko Enami

As Young Anju

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

As Nakagimi

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

As Namiji

Reiko Kongō

Reiko Kongō

As Shiono

Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

As Masasue Taira

Ryōnosuke Azuma

Ryōnosuke Azuma

As Landlord

Kazukimi Okuni

Kazukimi Okuni

As Norimura

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

As Kimpei

Sumao Ishihara

Sumao Ishihara

As Yakko

Ichirō Amano

Ichirō Amano

As

Midori Komatsu

Midori Komatsu

As Harbour's Lady

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

As Jiro

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

As Kanamaru

Sōji Shibata

Sōji Shibata

As Sado Man

Akira Shimizu

Akira Shimizu

As Slave Trader

Tokio Oki

Tokio Oki

As Harbour's Man

Akira Shiga

Akira Shiga

As Farmer #2

Goro Nakanishi

Goro Nakanishi

As

Hachiro Okuni

Hachiro Okuni

As Saburo Miyazaki

Akiyoshi Kikuno

Akiyoshi Kikuno

As

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