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.
Dramagovernorjapancourtesanexilebanishmentprostitutioncompassionbased on short storydecreemercyfeudal japan11th century
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Cast
- Kinuyo TanakaTamaki
- Yoshiaki HanayagiZushiô
- Kyōko KagawaAnju
- Eitarō ShindōSanshô dayû
- Ichirō SugaiMinister of Justice
- Bontarō MiakeKichiji
- Yōko KozonoKohagi
- Chieko NaniwaUbatake
- Kikue MōriPriestess
- Ken MitsudaPrime Minister Fujiwara
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- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Fuji YahiroScreenplay
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Kazuo MiyagawaDirector of Photography
- Kanahichi OderaOriginal Music Composer
- Tamekichi MochizukiOriginal Music Composer
- Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer
- Mitsuzō MiyataEditor
- Masaichi NagataProducer
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