Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

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

Genres: Drama

Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Ichirō Sugai

Release Date: 1954-03-31

Country: Japan

Ratings: 8.1 / 10 (413 votes)

Runtime: 124 mins