🎬 Drama

Sansho the Bailiff

"Without mercy, man is like a beast."

⭐ 8.1/10 1954 2h 4m Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

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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.

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8.1/10 424 votes

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Year
1954
Runtime
2h 4m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.1/10
Votes
424
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
JA

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Kenji Mizoguchi 👤 Kinuyo Tanaka 👤 Yoshiaki Hanayagi 👤 Kyōko Kagawa
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Sansho the Bailiff has a runtime of 2h 4m (2 hours and 4 minutes).
Sansho the Bailiff was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and released in 1954.
Sansho the Bailiff is a Drama film (1954).
The cast of Sansho the Bailiff includes Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Ichirō Sugai.
Sansho the Bailiff has a TMDB rating of 8.1/10 based on 424 votes.

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