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Sansho the Bailiff
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Sansho the Bailiff is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. The movie, originally titled 山椒大夫, was produced by Kadokawa Pictures and Masaichi Nagata, with distribution handled by Daiei Film and Netflix. It features a cast including Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, and Ken Mitsuda. The screenplay was written by Yoshikata Yoda and Mori Ōgai, who also authored the source material.
The film is presented in black-and-white with an Academy ratio and has a runtime of 124 minutes. It is set in Japan and belongs to the Jidaigeki genre. The score was composed by Fumio Hayasaka, and the cinematography was handled by Kazuo Miyagawa. It is available via video on demand through providers such as the Criterion Channel. The work has received review scores of 9/10, 100%, 96/100, and 8.3/10.
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Film · TMDB
8.1In 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.
Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Tamaki
- Yoshiaki Hanayagi as Zushiô
- Kyōko Kagawa as Anju
- Eitarō Shindō as Sanshô dayû
- Ichirō Sugai as Minister of Justice
- Bontarō Miake as Kichiji
Themes
- governor
- japan
- courtesan
- exile
- banishment
- prostitution
- compassion
- based on short story
- decree
- mercy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Author
- Mori Ōgai
- Genre
- Jidaigeki
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Screenwriter
- Mori Ōgai
- Cast member
- Ryōsuke Kagawa
- Composer
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Producer
- Masaichi Nagata
- Production company
- Kadokawa Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Kazuo Miyagawa
- Narrative location
- Japan
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 307205
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Sansho Dayu poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1954-03-31
- title
- 山椒大夫
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 8.3/10
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- Academy ratio
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