Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Drama2 hours and 4 minutes
81%
User score
Description

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.

Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Mori Ogai
Original Story
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Fuji Yahiro
Screenplay

Actors

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Yōko Kozono
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
Kikue Mōri
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Ken Mitsuda
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
Shinobu Araki
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
Keiko Enami
Keiko Enami
Young Anju
Teruko Omi
Teruko Omi
Nakagimi
Kimiko Tachibana
Kimiko Tachibana
Namiji
Reiko Kongō
Reiko Kongō
Shiono
Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
governorjapancourtesanexilebanishmentprostitutioncompassionbased on short storydecreemercyfeudal japan11th centuryancient japan