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1954 · 124 min · NR

Sansho the Bailiff

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
RuralCoastal Sea
When
Medieval

Premise & themes

Themes
Family & LoyaltyFreedom & OppressionGrief & Loss
Structure
Episodic Chapters
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Historical Fiction

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