El intendente Sansho

Spartacus meets Oliver Twist. Children are sold into slavery after their father's exile. Carries feudal Japan's harsh realities.

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Kenji Mizoguchi directed El intendente Sansho in 1954. See Kenji Mizoguchi's full filmography, where to start with Kenji Mizoguchi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kenji Mizoguchi.

El intendente Sansho was released in 1954 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.