Sansho the Bailiff
山椒大夫 (original)
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.
Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Akitake Kôno, Masahiko Tsugawa, Keiko Enami, Masao Shimizu, Ken Mitsuda, Kazukimi Okuni
Watch "Sansho the Bailiff" from streaming services Criterion Channel, Kanopy, Amazon released in 1954. It's a drama and romance movie, and has a rating of 8.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie.
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