Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫) 70 years old

A film of unparalleled beauty by the great Japanese Master Kenji Mizoguchi

Sansho the Bailiff

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 93 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
Reiko Kongo as Shiono
Noriko Tachibana as Namiji
Shinobu Araki He was 62, 77 years old when he died as Sadaya
Ken Mitsuda He was 53, 95 years old when he died as Prime Minister Fujiwara
Midori Komatsu She was 6, 33 years old when she died as Harbour's lady
Eitarō Shindō He was 55, 77 years old when he died as Sanshô dayû
Ichiro Sugai He was 48, 66 years old when he died as Minister of Justice
Shôzô Nanbu He was 57, now 126 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
Yukio Horikita He was 37, now 108 years old as Jiro
Sumao Ishihara He was 50, now 121 years old as Yakko
Akira Shimizu He was 1, now 70 years old as Slave Trader
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 92 years old as Kohagi

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 poster
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