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Sansho the Bailiff

Sanshô dayû (1954)

Drama | Japan

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

FilmBox Arthouse | Wednesday 31 January 2018 | 13:10

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Rating: 8.4/10

User rating: 8/10
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SYNOPSIS

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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Writer: Ogai Mori, Fuji Yahiro

RUNTIME: 124 min

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