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When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave traders. Under Kenji Mizoguchi’s dazzling direction, this classic Japanese story became one of cinema’s greatest masterpieces, a monumental, empathetic expression of human resilience in the face of evil.
Original Release
03/31/1954
US Release
09/14/1955
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kinuyo Tanaka | Tamaki |
| Yoshiaki Hanayagi | Zushiô |
| Kyoko Kagawa | Anju |
| Eitarô Shindô | Sanshô dayû |
| Akitake Kôno | Taro |
| Masao Shimizu | Masauji Taira |
| Ken Mitsuda | Prime Minister Fujiwara |
| Kazukimi Okuni | Norimura |
| Yôko Kosono | Kohagi |
| Kimiko Tachibana | Namiji |
Directors
Writers
Ogai Mori, Fuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kinuyo Tanaka | Tamaki |
| Yoshiaki Hanayagi | Zushiô |
| Kyoko Kagawa | Anju |
| Eitarô Shindô | Sanshô dayû |
| Akitake Kôno | Taro |
| Masao Shimizu | Masauji Taira |
| Ken Mitsuda | Prime Minister Fujiwara |
| Kazukimi Okuni | Norimura |
| Yôko Kosono | Kohagi |
| Kimiko Tachibana | Namiji |
| Ichirô Sugai | Minister of Justice / Nio, old escaped slave |
| Masahiko Tsugawa | Young Zushio / Young Zushiō |
| Keiko Enami | Young Anju |
| Bontarô Miake | Kichiji |
| Chieko Naniwa | Ubatake |
| Kikue Môri | Priestess |
| Ryôsuke Kagawa | Ritsushi Kumotake |
| Kanji Koshiba | Kaikudo Naito |
| Shinobu Araki | Sadaya |
| Reiko Kongo | Shiono |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
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