1954 · 124 min · NR

Sansho the Bailiff

Name: Sansho the Bailiff
Genre: Drama
Released: 1954
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Ichirō Sugai

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · Drama

Sansho the Bailiff (1954) is a Drama film, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi set in Japan during the Middle Ages.

Themes of family & loyalty, freedom & oppression, and grief & loss play out through episodic chapters.

Composer

Fumio HayasakaTamekichi MochizukiKanahichi Odera

Cinematography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Cast

Kinuyo TanakaYoshiaki HanayagiKyōko KagawaEitarō ShindōIchirō SugaiBontarō MiakeYōko KozonoChieko Naniwa

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Japan

Setting

Rural Coastal Sea

When

Medieval

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Freedom & Oppression Grief & Loss

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Sansho the Bailiff

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Premise & themes

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