Sansho the Bailiff
山椒大夫1954
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- 2h 4m
- March 31, 1954 · Japan
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 31, 1954
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Daiei Film
- Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka,Yoshiaki Hanayagi,Kyōko Kagawa,Eitarō Shindō,Ichirō Sugai,Bontarō Miake,Yōko Kozono,Chieko Naniwa,Kikue Mōri,Ken Mitsudaand 26 more
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Producer
- Masaichi Nagata
- Cinematography
- Kazuo Miyagawa
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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