Sansho the Bailiff

1954 · 120 min · dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

Sansho the Bailiff is a 1954 Japanese period film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi based on a 1915 short story of the same name by Mori Ōgai, which in turn was based on a sekkyō-bushi appearing in written form in the 17th century. It follows two aristocratic children who are sold into slavery. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.