Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫) 70 years old
A film of unparalleled beauty by the great Japanese Master Kenji Mizoguchi
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.
Credits
Sansho the Bailiff Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kyôko Kagawa She was 23, now 92 years old | as Anju |
| Yoshiaki Hanayagi He was 31, 53 years old when he died | as Zushiô |
| Saburo Date He was 31, 67 years old when he died | as Kimpei |
| Jun Fujikawa | as Kanamaru |
| Tokio Oki | as Harbour's man |
| Kinuyo Tanaka She was 44, 66 years old when she died | as Tamaki |
| Noriko Tachibana | as Namiji |
| Reiko Kongo | as Shiono |
| Ken Mitsuda He was 53, 95 years old when he died | as Prime Minister Fujiwara |
| Shinobu Araki He was 62, 77 years old when he died | as Sadaya |
| Midori Komatsu She was 6, 33 years old when she died | as Harbour's lady |
| Ichiro Sugai He was 48, 66 years old when he died | as Minister of Justice |
| Eitarō Shindō He was 55, 77 years old when he died | as Sanshô dayû |
| Shôzô Nanbu He was 57, now 125 years old | as Masasue Taira |
| Akitake Kôno He was 43, 66 years old when he died | as Taro |
| Masao Shimizu He was 46, 67 years old when he died | as Masauji Taira |
| Kikue Môri She was 50, 97 years old when she died | as Priestess |
| Kazukimi Okuni | as Norimura |
| Ryosuke Kagawa He was 57, 90 years old when he died | as Ritsushi Kumotake |
| Akira Shiga He was 8, now 61 years old | as Farmer #2 |
| Kanji Koshiba | as Kaikudo Naito |
| Soji Shibata | as Sado man |
| Teruko Omi She was 33, 90 years old when she died | as Nakagimi |
| Chieko Naniwa She was 47, 66 years old when she died | as Ubatake |
| Yôko Kozono She was 21, now 91 years old | as Kohagi |
| Yukio Horikita He was 37, now 107 years old | as Jiro |
| Sumao Ishihara He was 50, now 120 years old | as Yakko |
| Akira Shimizu He was 1, now 69 years old | as Slave Trader |
Sansho the Bailiff Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Fumio Hayasaka as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (41) years old when He died | Sound |
| Tokuzô Tanaka as Assistant Director. He was 29 (82) years old when He died | Directing |
| Masaichi Nagata as Producer. He was 49 (79) years old when He died | Production |
| Kazuo Miyagawa as Director of Photography. He was 47 (90) years old when He died | Camera |
| Kenji Mizoguchi as Director. He was 57 (58) years old when He died | Directing |
| Yoshikata Yoda as Screenplay. He was 46 (82) years old when He died | Writing |
| Fuji Yahiro as Screenplay. He was 49 (82) years old when He died | Writing |
| Akira Naitô as Assistant Art Director. | Art |
| Hisakazu Tsuji as Production Design. | Art |
| Mitsuzô Miyata as Editor. | Editing |
| Ogai Mori as Story. He was 92 (60) years old when He died | Writing |
| Tamekichi Mochizuki as Original Music Composer. | Sound |
| Kanahichi Odera as Original Music Composer. | Sound |
| Iwao Ôtani as Sound Designer. | Sound |
Sansho the Bailiff (70 years)
A film of unparalleled beauty by the great Japanese Master Kenji Mizoguchi
- Release day: Wednesday, March 31, 1954
- Runtime: 124 minutes
