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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
JapanNR124Min
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100 %Sansho the Bailiff is a heart-wrenching drama that takes place in 11th-century Japan. It tells the story of a family torn apart by slavery as the son and wife are sold into servitude while the father is banished. The film follows their separate journeys and their ultimate goal of redemption and reunion. Through themes of compassion, sacrifice, and self-sacrifice, Sansho the Bailiff explores the ethics and morals of feudal Japan.
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- japan
- feudal japan
- sacrifice
- self sacrifice
- slavery
- compassion
- 11th century
- family relationships
- morality
- sold into slavery
- father son relationship
- ethics
- mercy
- ancient japan
- banishment
- escape
- freed slave
- violence
- brutality
- exile
- abduction
- kidnapping
- flashback
- torture
- tragedy drama
- memory
- child
- fast forward
- husband wife relationship
- based on short story
- song
- henchmen
- weaving
- boat
- governor
- decree
- branding iron
- temple
- island
- weaving loom
- courtesan
- prostitution
- prostitute
- brothel
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