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Sansho the Bailiff(1954)
Status: Released
Date: 1954-03-31
81%
413 Votes
Time: 2h 4m
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
Overview:
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Sansho the Bailiff
Top 10 Billed Cast
田中絹代
Tamaki
香川京子
Anju
進藤英太郎
Sanshô dayû
菅井一郎
Minister of Justice
見明凡太朗
Kichiji
浪花千栄子
Ubatake
Video Trailer Sansho the Bailiff
Video: Intendendente Sansho (Sansho the bailiff / Sansho Dayu) 1954 trailer
Intendendente Sansho (Sansho the bailiff / Sansho Dayu) 1954 trailer
Cinematography Of Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫)
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Intendendente Sansho (Sansho the bailiff / Sansho Dayu) 1954 trailer - Trailer
Cinematography Of Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫) - Featurette
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