In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.
Kinuyo Tanaka
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Kyōko Kagawa
Eitarō Shindō
Ichirō Sugai
Bontarō Miake
Yōko Kozono
Chieko Naniwa
Kikue Mōri
Ken Mitsuda
Masao Shimizu
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Akitake Kōno
Kanji Koshiba
Shinobu Araki