
Sansho the Bailiff
A somber, deeply moving tragedy that unfolds with quiet, deliberate grace, demanding patience but rewarding it with profound emotional resonance.
- Tagline
- Without mercy, man is like a beast.
- Overview
- In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.











