Sansho the Bailiff
1954·2h 4m
8.1/ 10 (421 votes)
“Without mercy, man is like a beast.”
Drama
Overview
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.
Trailer
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers
Fuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda
Where to Watch
Stream
Rent
Buy
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
?
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
?
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
?
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
?
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Details
Language
ja
Status
Released
