Sansho the Bailiff 699th greatest film
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi |
124 min |
1954 |
Drama
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Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô
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.
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47th on John Kobal Presents the Top 100 Movies by John Kobal