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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

山椒大夫
124 minutes JA Drama
In medieval Japan, a woman and his children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.
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Eitarō Shindō
Sanshô dayû
Ichirō Sugai
Minister of Justice
Kikue Mōri
Priestess
Ken Mitsuda
Prime Minister Fujiwara
Masao Shimizu
Masauji Taira
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ritsushi Kumotake

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Production companies: Daiei Film
Production countries: Japan

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