Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
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.
Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Top Billed Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa
Runtime: 124 minutes
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
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Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
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Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
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Kikue Mōri
Priestess
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Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
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Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
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Keiko Enami
Young Anju
Teruko Ōmi
Nakagimi
Kimiko Tachibana
Namiji
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Reiko Kongō
Shiono
Shōzō Nanbu
Masasue Taira
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Ryōnosuke Azuma
Landlord
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Kazukimi Okuni
Norimura
Saburo Date
Kimpei
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Sumao Ishihara
Yakko
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Ichirō Amano
Midori Komatsu
Harbour's Lady
Yukio Horikita
Jiro
Jun Fujikawa
Kanamaru
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Sōji Shibata
Sado Man
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Akira Shimizu
Slave Trader
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Tokio Oki
Harbour's Man
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Akira Shiga
Farmer #2
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Goro Nakanishi
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Hachiro Okuni
Saburo Miyazaki
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Akiyoshi Kikuno
