Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
NR2h 4mMar 31, 1954Released8.1(423)
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
- Writers
- Mori Ogai, Yoshikata Yoda, Fuji Yahiro
