Sansho the Bailiff

Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi

While on a journey to visit their father, Zushio and Anju are attacked, separated from their mother and sold as slaves to an estate managed by the brutal Sansho. The children grow up as slaves on the estate, but when Anju hears a newly acquired slave singing song that mentions their names, they realize their mother may still be alive and make plans to find her.

Screenings
Friday, 14 June
14:30
Friday, 21 June
12:15
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Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast:
Kinuyo Tanaka
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Kyōko Kagawa
Eitarō Shindō
Country:
Japan
Running time:
124 minute
Section:
TIFF Edition:
2024

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