

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.
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Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara

Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira

Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake

Akitake Kōno
Taro

Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya

Masahiko Tsugawa
Young Zushiō
Keiko Enami
Young Anju

Teruko Ōmi
Nakagimi

Kimiko Tachibana
Namiji
Reiko Kongō
Shiono

Shōzō Nanbu
Masasue Taira
Ryōnosuke Azuma
Landlord
Kazukimi Okuni
Norimura

Saburo Date
Kimpei
Cinematography Of Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫)
Featurette · YouTube
Intendendente Sansho (Sansho the bailiff / Sansho Dayu) 1954 trailer
Trailer · YouTube