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Sansho the Bailiff
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Sansho the Bailiff

1954 · 124 min Drama
8.1 / 10 · TMDB

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

"Управляющий Сансё" (1954) tells its story without decoration: humanity here is weakness and strength at once.

If you want cinema that leaves a mark — not entertains, but reaches — this is it.

For viewers for whom it matters that something stays after the credits.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: solo or with someone close — not for a big crowd.

🎭 Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Tamaki

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Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Zushiô

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Anju

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Sanshô dayû

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Minister of Justice

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Kichiji

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Yōko Kozono

Kohagi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Ubatake

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Kikue Mōri

Priestess

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Ken Mitsuda

Prime Minister Fujiwara

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