Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
8.1(423)2h 4mMarch 31, 1954
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Fuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda
Writers
Rate
Diary
Overview
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.
