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1954

Sansho the Bailiff

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

Credits

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Producer

Masaichi Nagata

Writers

Fuji Yahiro , Yoshikata Yoda

Cinematographer

Kazuo Miyagawa

Composers

Fumio Hayasaka , Tamekichi Mochizuki , Kanahichi Odera

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka , Yoshiaki Hanayagi , Kyōko Kagawa , Eitarō Shindō , Ichirō Sugai , Bontarō Miake , Yōko Kozono , Chieko Naniwa , Kikue Mōri , Ken Mitsuda

Studio

Daiei Film

Genre

Drama

Posters

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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) theatrical poster - US
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) international poster - US
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) character poster - US
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) teaser poster - US
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) imax poster - US
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