Sansho the Bailiff is a 1954 Japanese period film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi based on a 1915 short story of the same name by Mori Ōgai, which in turn was based on a sekkyō-bushi appearing in written form in the 17th century. It follows two aristocratic children who are sold into slavery.
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$5,267
Tags
11th Century, Banishment, Based On Short Story, Compassion, Courtesan, Decree, Exile, Governor, Japan, Mercy, Mizoguchi, Prostitution, Sansh, Song, Tale
Attributes
Based On: based on short fiction, Sansho dayu
Narrative Location: Japan
Subject: about siblings, about slavery
Narrative Location: Japan
Subject: about siblings, about slavery
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Alternate Titles
Efendi Sansho
TR
El intendente Sansho
MX, ES, UY
Epistatis Sansho
GR
Fogden Sansho
NO, SE
L'intendant Sansho
FR
L'intendente Sanshô
IT
Lääninherra Sansho
FI
Legend of Bailiff Sansho
US
O Intendente Sansho
BR, PT
Sanshô dayû
CA, EC, JP
Sansho Dayu
GB, US
Sansho Dayu - Ein Leben ohne Freiheit
DE
Sansho the Bailiff
CA, GB, US
Sansho, el gobernador
AR
Szansó tiszttartó
HU
The Bailiff
US
Zarzadca Sansho
PL
Επιστάτης Σάνσο
GR
Управителят Саншо
BG
山椒大夫
JP, TW
산쇼다유
KR