Sansho the Bailiff

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.

Details

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Zushiô

Kyōko Kagawa

Anju

Eitarō Shindō

Sanshô dayû

Ichirō Sugai

Minister of Justice

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