---
title: 'Sansho the Bailiff (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kenji Mizoguchi'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sansho-the-bailiff-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047445/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

1954 · 120 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 山椒大夫

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kenji Mizoguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-mizoguchi)
- **Screenplay:** [Mori Ōgai](https://cinepixo.com/people/mori-ogai), [Yoshikata Yoda](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshikata-yoda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fumio Hayasaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/fumio-hayasaka)
- **Producer:** [Masaichi Nagata](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaichi-nagata)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kazuo Miyagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-miyagawa)

## Cast

- [Eitarō Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/eitaro-shindo)
- [Ryōsuke Kagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryosuke-kagawa)
- [Kinuyo Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinuyo-tanaka)
- [Ken Mitsuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-mitsuda)
- [Akitake Kōno](https://cinepixo.com/people/akitake-kono)
- [Ichirō Sugai](https://cinepixo.com/people/ichiro-sugai)
- [Kyōko Kagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyoko-kagawa)
- [Masahiko Tsugawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiko-tsugawa)
- [Masao Shimizu](https://cinepixo.com/people/masao-shimizu)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sansho-the-bailiff-1954
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