governor,japan,courtesan,exile,banishment,prostitution,compassion,based on short story,decree,mercy,feudal japan,11th century,ancient japan

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

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In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
  • Profile picture of Kinuyo Tanaka
    Tamaki Kinuyo Tanaka
  • Profile picture of Kyōko Kagawa
    Anju Kyōko Kagawa
  • Profile picture of Eitarō Shindō
    Sanshô dayû Eitarō Shindō
  • Profile picture of Ichirō Sugai
    Minister of Justice Ichirō Sugai
  • Profile picture of Bontarō Miake
    Kichiji Bontarō Miake
  • Profile picture of Yōko Kozono
    Kohagi Yōko Kozono
  • Profile picture of Chieko Naniwa
    Ubatake Chieko Naniwa
  • Profile picture of Masao Shimizu
    Masauji Taira Masao Shimizu

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Keywords

  • governor
  • japan
  • courtesan
  • exile
  • banishment
  • prostitution
  • compassion
  • based on short story
  • decree
  • mercy
  • feudal japan
  • 11th century
  • ancient japan