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 Editor Mitsuzō Miyata Production Design Hisakazu Tsuji Costume Design Shima Yoshizane Composers Kanahichi Odera , Tamekichi Mochizuki , Fumio Hayasaka 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 External IMDb Amazon Posters 5