1954 · 2h 4m · Drama

Sansho the Bailiff

Sanshô dayû

Directed byKenji Mizoguchi

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8.3

20.2K votes

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100%

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Released Mar 31, 1954 by Kadokawa Pictures

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3rd of 26Films of 1954 with 10,000+ votes

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Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 13 points.

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Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers: Ogai Mori Fuji Yahiro Yoshikata Yoda
Music: Fumio Hayasaka Kinshichi Kodera Tamekichi Mochizuki
Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa
Editing: Mitsuzô Miyata
Producers: Masaichi Nagata

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