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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Tags iconDrama
Duration icon124 min
Age restriction iconFSK 16
IMDB rating icon IMDb: 8.3
Letterboxd rating icon Letterboxd: 4.4
Rotten Tomatoes icon Tomatometer: 100% Popcornmeter icon Popcornmeter: 95%
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In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

Calendar icon Premiere
13 Oct 2026 (in 7 days)
Award icon Awards
Venice iconVenice: Silver Lion
Director icon Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast icon Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Ichirō Sugai, Bontarō Miake, Yôko Kosono, Chieko Naniwa, Kikue Môri, Ken Mitsuda, Masao Shimizu, Ryōsuke Kagawa
Globe icon Countries
Japan
Languages icon Languages
Japanese
Versions iconAvailable Versions
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