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Sansho the BailiffFollow

1954 • 2h 4m • Drama, History

Without mercy, man is like a beast.

🍅 100% 95% MC 96 LB 4.40 IMDb 8.3

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Directed byKenji Mizoguchi ScreenplayFuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda Produced byMasaichi Nagata CinematographyKazuo Miyagawa Edited byMitsuzo Miyata Music byFumio Hayasaka, Tamekichi Mochizuki, Kinshichi Kodera StarringKinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyoko Kagawa, Eitaro Shindo, Ichiro Sugai

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