山椒大夫
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
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.
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as Tamaki
DeceasedBorn: November 28, 1909
Died: March 21, 1977
Age at death: 67
as Zushiô
DeceasedBorn: January 5, 1924
Died: January 3, 1978
Age at death: 53
as Anju
AliveBorn: December 5, 1931
Age: 94
Aso, Namegata, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan
as Sanshô dayû
DeceasedBorn: November 10, 1899
Died: February 18, 1977
Age at death: 77
as Minister of Justice
DeceasedBorn: July 24, 1907
Died: August 11, 1973
Age at death: 66
as Kichiji
AliveBorn: October 15, 1906
Age: 119
Shimane Prefecture, Japan
as Kohagi
DeceasedBorn: October 16, 1932
Died: July 10, 2025
Age at death: 92
as Ubatake
DeceasedBorn: November 19, 1907
Died: December 22, 1973
Age at death: 66
as Priestess
DeceasedBorn: November 3, 1903
Died: August 20, 2001
Age at death: 97
as Prime Minister Fujiwara
DeceasedBorn: April 29, 1902
Died: November 28, 1997
Age at death: 95
as Masauji Taira
DeceasedBorn: October 5, 1908
Died: October 5, 1975
Age at death: 67
as Ritsushi Kumotake
DeceasedBorn: October 10, 1896
Died: April 17, 1987
Age at death: 90
as Taro
DeceasedBorn: October 8, 1911
Died: March 17, 1978
Age at death: 66
as Kaikudo Naito
AliveBorn: January 12, 1916
Age: 110
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
as Sadaya
DeceasedBorn: April 25, 1891
Died: January 8, 1969
Age at death: 77
as Young Zushiō
DeceasedBorn: January 2, 1940
Died: August 4, 2018
Age at death: 78
as Young Anju
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Nakagimi
DeceasedBorn: February 1, 1920
Died: January 1, 2008
Age at death: 87
as Namiji
AliveBorn: October 10, 1921
Age: 104
Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
as Shiono
DeceasedBorn: August 25, 1904
Died: December 5, 1964
Age at death: 60
as Masasue Taira
AliveBorn: June 26, 1898
Age: 128
Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
as Landlord
DeceasedBorn: March 24, 1891
Died: January 17, 1971
Age at death: 79
as Norimura
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Kimpei
DeceasedBorn: March 27, 1924
Died: September 12, 1991
Age at death: 67
as Yakko
AliveBorn: May 1, 1903
Age: 123
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Birth date not on record.
as Harbour's Lady
DeceasedBorn: September 9, 1891
Died: October 26, 1982
Age at death: 91
as Jiro
AliveBorn: May 1, 1916
Age: 110
Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
as Kanamaru
AliveBorn: March 11, 1908
Age: 118
as Sado Man
AliveBirth date not on record.
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