Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
山椒大夫
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · Japan
drama
2.57composite canon score · ranked #282 of 4197 in our library · on 7 lists & awards
Score = weighted sum over every cited appearance below — methodology.
Where it appears
Every appearance is a citable fact; the points column shows what each contributes to the composite score.
| Appearance | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1960 #1 | Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 | 1.000 |
| Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #75 | Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll | 0.480 |
| Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1954 #9 | Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) | 0.301 |
| Letterboxd Top 250 #46 | Letterboxd Top 250 | 0.270 |
| Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films | Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films | 0.228 |
| Criterion Collection spine #386 | Criterion Collection | 0.162 |
| Roger Ebert's Great Movies | Roger Ebert's Great Movies | 0.133 |