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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

Kinuyo TanakaTamaki

YYoshiaki HanayagiZushiô

Kyōko KagawaAnju

Eitarō ShindōSanshô dayû

Ichirō SugaiMinister of Justice

Bontarō MiakeKichiji

YYōko KozonoKohagi

Chieko NaniwaUbatake

KKikue MōriPriestess

KKen MitsudaPrime Minister Fujiwara

Masao ShimizuMasauji Taira

Ryōsuke KagawaRitsushi Kumotake

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