Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
"Without mercy, man is like a beast."
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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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Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
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Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
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Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
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Kikue Mōri
Priestess
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Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiw...
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
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Shinobu Araki
Sadaya