Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff
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Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi

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.

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff

Review (1)

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    When a benign provincial governor tries to intervene to protect his people from the brutality of the military, he is stripped of his rank and banished. His wife and children are forced to follow him, on foot, some time later and hopelessly ill-equipped for that task they fall prey to people traffick...

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