Sansho the Bailiff

"Without mercy, man is like a beast."

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.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

Y

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Zushiô

Kyōko Kagawa

Anju

Eitarō Shindō

Sanshô dayû

Ichirō Sugai

Minister of Justice

Bontarō Miake

Kichiji

Y

Yōko Kozono

Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa

Ubatake