The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 96% of the 679 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic96/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
443 audience votes
Key crew
- Kanahichi OderaOriginal Music Composer
- Tamekichi MochizukiOriginal Music Composer
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer
- Fuji YahiroScreenplay
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
Cast
- Kinuyo TanakaTamaki
- Yoshiaki HanayagiZushiô
- Kyōko KagawaAnju
- Eitarō ShindōSanshô dayû
- Ichirō SugaiMinister of Justice
- Bontarō MiakeKichiji
- Yōko KozonoKohagi
- Chieko NaniwaUbatake
- Kikue MōriPriestess
- Ken MitsudaPrime Minister Fujiwara
- Masao ShimizuMasauji Taira
- Ryōsuke KagawaRitsushi Kumotake
Stills
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Themes
governorjapancourtesanexilebanishmentprostitutioncompassionbased on short storydecreemercyfeudal japan11th century
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