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1954 Certificate PG
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In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression. Read more

Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyoko Kagawa
Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Genres World Cinema

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Sansho the Bailiff

In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyoko Kagawa
Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres World Cinema
Language DVD: Japanese
Released DVD: not available
Production year: 1954
Format DVD

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    • Sansho the Bailiff
      In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression....