Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
Why tonight?
- In Japanese — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- governor
- japan
- courtesan
- exile
- banishment
- prostitution
- compassion
- based on short story
- decree
- mercy
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Ichirō Sugai — Minister of Justice
- Bontarō Miake — Kichiji
- Yōko Kozono — Kohagi
- Chieko Naniwa — Ubatake
- Kikue Mōri — Priestess
- Ken Mitsuda — Prime Minister Fujiwara
- Masao Shimizu — Masauji Taira
- Ryōsuke Kagawa — Ritsushi Kumotake
- Akitake Kōno — Taro
- Kanji Koshiba — Kaikudo Naito
- Shinobu Araki — Sadaya
- Directed
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Written
- Fuji Yahiro, Yoshikata Yoda
Production
- Studio
- Daiei Film
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
