Sansho the Bailiff(1954)

movie - first aired/released 1954-03-31 - audience 8.1

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

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.