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.
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Tamaki
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Zushiô
Kyōko Kagawa
Anju
Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Bontarō Miake
Kichiji
Yōko Kozono
Kohagi
Chieko Naniwa
Ubatake
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake
Akitake Kōno
Taro
Kanji Koshiba
Kaikudo Naito
Shinobu Araki
Sadaya
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Fuji Yahiro
Screenplay
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Tamekichi Mochizuki
Original Music Composer
Kanahichi Odera
Original Music Composer
Mitsuzō Miyata
Editor
Shima Yoshizane
Costume Design
Hisakazu Tsuji
Production Design
