The Orphan Brother (1961)

6.3/10 83 min History Animation Family Fantasy Adventure

Overview

After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves.

Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma

Anju (voice)

Isuzu Yamada

Yashio (voice)

Shigeko Arai

Harue Tone

Kikuno (voice)

Kinya Kitaoji

Jo Mizuki

Saburô, second son (voice)

Morio Kazama

Young Zushiômaru (voice)

Jun Usami

Judge Iwamoto (voice)

So Yamamura

Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)

Mikijiro Hira

Jirô, eldest son (voice)

Tomoko Matsushima

Princess Aya (voice)

Nakajirō Tomita

Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)

Masao Mishima

Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)

Masao Oda

Ushio Akashi

Tokue Hanazawa

Sanai Andô (voice)

Reiko Mutoh

Kōji Sekiyama

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