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  • Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
  • Not Rated
    124 min | Drama
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Not Rated
124 min | Drama

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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Ogai Mori (short story) | Fuji Yahiro (written by) | Yoshikata Yoda (written by)
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Release date
1955 (United States)

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Cast

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki Tamaki   See fewer
Eitarô Shindô
Sanshô dayû Sanshô dayû   See fewer
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira Masauji Taira   See fewer
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara Prime Minister Fujiwara   See fewer
Kazukimi Okuni
Norimura Norimura   See fewer
Yôko Kosono
Kohagi Kohagi   See fewer
Ichirô Sugai
Nio, old escaped slave Nio, old escaped slave   See fewer
Teruko Ômi
Nakagimi Nakagimi   See fewer
Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushio (as Masahiko Katô) Young Zushio (as Masahiko Katô)   See fewer
Keiko Enami
Young Anju Young Anju   See fewer
Bontarô Miake
Kichiji Kichiji   See fewer
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake Ubatake   See fewer
Kikue Môri
Priestess Priestess   See fewer
Ryôsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake Ritsushi Kumotake   See fewer
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito Kaikudo Naito   See fewer
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya Sadaya   See fewer
Reiko Kongô
Shiono Shiono   See fewer
Shôzô Nanbu
Masasue Taira Masasue Taira   See fewer
Ryônosuke Azuma
Landlord Landlord   See fewer
Saburô Date
Kimpei Kimpei   See fewer
Hachirô Ôkuni
Saburo Miyazaki Saburo Miyazaki   See fewer
Jun Fujikawa
Kanamaru Kanamaru   See fewer
Sôji Shibata
Sado Man Sado Man   See fewer
Akira Shimizu
Slave Trader Slave Trader   See fewer
Eiji Ishikura
Farmer #1 Farmer #1   See fewer
Midori Komatsu
Harbour's lady Harbour's lady   See fewer
Keiko Koyanagi
Actress Actress   See fewer
Kazuko Maeda
Actress Actress   See fewer
Tokio Oki
Harbour's man Harbour's man   See fewer
Shiro Ozaki
Farmer #3 Farmer #3   See fewer
Akira Shiga
Farmer #2 Farmer #2   See fewer
Sachiko Sôma
Sugano Sugano   See fewer
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