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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

"Without mercy, man is like a beast."

8.1/10 2h 4m Mar 31, 1954
Drama

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

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Movie Details

Original Title 山椒大夫
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 1.3

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
Popularity: 1.5
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Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Popularity: 0.5
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Popularity: 1.4
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Popularity: 1.3
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Popularity: 1.0
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Popularity: 0.9
Yōko Kozono
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Popularity: 0.5
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
Popularity: 1.0
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Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Popularity: 0.8
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Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Popularity: 0.8
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Popularity: 1.6
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Popularity: 0.7

Key Crew

Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Producer Masaichi Nagata
Editor Mitsuzō Miyata
Screenplay Fuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda

Production

Daiei Film
JP

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Cinematography Of Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫)
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Intendendente Sansho (Sansho the bailiff / Sansho Dayu) 1954 trailer
Intendendente Sansho (Sansho the bailiff / Sansho Dayu) 1954 trailer
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Keywords

governor japan courtesan exile banishment prostitution compassion based on short story decree mercy feudal japan 11th century ancient japan

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jan 4, 2023

When a benign provincial governor tries to intervene to protect his people from the brutality of the military, he is stripped of his rank and banished. His wife and children are forced to follow him, on foot, some time later and hopelessly ill-equipped for that task they fall prey to people traffick ... Read more

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Details
Release Date March 31, 1954
Runtime 2h 4m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 1.3
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