Sansho the Bailiff
Mar 31, 1954 | IMDB 8.1
124 min Watch NowDrama
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.
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