Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · 124 min · Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.
Emotional fingerprint
Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 30%, Disturbing 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy30%
- Disturbing15%
- Anxiety10%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Disturbing. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 8.3/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 53 % | 33 % | 28 % | 42 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Sadness | 56 % | 44 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 54 % | 48 % | 34 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Relief | 59 % | 55 % | 39 % | 49 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sympathy | 76 % | 75 % | 64 % | 65 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 76 % | 74 % | 64 % | 66 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 65 % | 58 % | 56 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sympathy | 83 % | 79 % | 75 % | 63 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 93 % | 90 % | 88 % | 69 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sympathy | 90 % | 86 % | 79 % | 70 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 88 % | 80 % | 65 % | 80 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 83 % | 69 % | 53 % | 76 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Relief | 71 % | 51 % | 34 % | 58 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 69 % | 49 % | 35 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 76 % | 54 % | 46 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Hope | 81 % | 49 % | 31 % | 55 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Hope | 86 % | 56 % | 38 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 90 % | 74 % | 73 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Sadness | 91 % | 81 % | 88 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Sadness | 94 % | 85 % | 90 % | 33 % |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Priestess
Ritsushi Kumotake
Taro
Kaikudo Naito
Sadaya
Young Anju
Nakagimi
Namiji
Shiono
Details
- Directed by
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Written by
- Yoshikata Yoda, Fuji Yahiro
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1954
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Country
- Japan
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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