Sansho the Bailiff

Original title: 山椒大夫

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

• Drama

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

Released

31 March 1954

Studio

Daiei Film

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