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.

• Daiei Film
• Kinuyo Tanaka
• Yoshiaki Hanayagi
• Kyōko Kagawa
• Eitarō Shindō
• Ichirō Sugai
• Bontarō Miake
• Yōko Kozono
• Chieko Naniwa