Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Name: Sansho the Bailiff
Released: 1954
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Ken Mitsuda, Masahiko Tsugawa

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.