Sansho the Bailiff

Original title: 山椒大夫

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

1954 · 2 h 04 · Japan · Japanese

• Drama

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.