Sansho the Bailiff
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
★★★★★
Japanese / 124 MIN. / 1954
The Genres
The Synopsis
In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.
The Cast
