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Sansho the Bailiff

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IMDB ID: tt0047445

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Synopsis

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.

Japanese

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Kinuyo Tanaka

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Yoshiaki Hanayagi

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Kyōko Kagawa

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Eitarō Shindō

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Ichirō Sugai

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Bontarō Miake

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Yōko Kozono

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Chieko Naniwa

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Kikue Mōri

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Ken Mitsuda

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Kenji Mizoguchi

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Mori Ogai

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Fuji Yahiro

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Yoshikata Yoda

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