Sanshô dayû — Sansho the Bailiff Character Profile

Sanshô dayû - Sansho the Bailiff

About Sanshô dayû

Harsh administrator of the manorial estate where the children are enslaved. Known for brutalizing captives and branding escapees. He initially resists Zushiō’s governorial edict but is ultimately arrested. Following the manor’s destruction by freed slaves, he and his family are exiled.

Character Facts

Played by
Eitarō Shindō
Appears in
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Role
Supporting

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