Sansho the Bailiff is a 1954 Japanese period drama directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, set in eleventh century feudal Japan and following an aristocratic sister and brother who are sold into slavery after their father is exiled for defying a provincial governor. The film traces their suffering under the cruel estate steward Sansho and the brother's eventual path toward mercy and reunion. It won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the 1954 Venice Film Festival and is widely regarded, including by filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, as one of the greatest films ever made.
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is a 1954 Japanese period film
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Sansho the Bailiff, Description, original language
Sansho the Bailiff is a 1954 Japanese period drama directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, set in eleventh century feudal Japan and following an aristocratic sister and brother who are sold into slavery after their father is exiled for defying a provincial governor.
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Sansho the Bailiff (Japanese: 山椒大夫, Hepburn: Sanshō Dayū; known by its Japanese title in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 1954 Japanese period film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi based on a 1915 short story of the same name by Mori Ōgai (translated as "Sanshō the Steward" in English), which in turn was based on a sekkyō-bushi (oral lore) appearing in written form in the 17th century.
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Sansho the Bailiff (Japanese: 山椒大夫, Hepburn: Sanshō Dayū; known by its Japanese title in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 1954 Japanese period film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi based on a 1915 short story of the same name by Mori Ōgai (translated as "Sanshō the Steward" in English), which in turn was based on a sekkyō-bushi (oral lore) appearing in written form in the 17th century.
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