Movie
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
Drama
Story
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.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Starring: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō
Sansho the Bailiff 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