Sansho the Bailiff

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Sansho the Bailiff (1955)

Audience Score

82

NR 2 hr 4 minSep 14th, 1955Drama

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.

DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

StarringKinuyo TanakaYoshiaki HanayagiKyōko Kagawa

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Cast & Crew

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Eitarō Shindō

as Sanshô dayû

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 14th, 1955

Original Language:Japanese

Production Companies:Daiei Film

Movie Tags:prostitution, japan

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