Sansho the Bailiff

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Sansho the Bailiff

2h 4 min

1954

Japan

8.3

In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

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Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Zushiô

Kyôko Kagawa

Kyôko Kagawa

Anju

Eitarô Shindô

Eitarô Shindô

Sanshô Dayû

Akitake Kôno

Akitake Kôno

Taro

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Masauji Taira

Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

Prime Minister Fujiwara

Kazukimi Okuni

Norimura

Yôko Kosono

Yôko Kosono

Kohagi

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

Namiji

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