The Orphan Brother
1961 · 83 min
History · Animation · Family · Fantasy · Adventure
★ 6.3Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Taiji Yabushita
- Director Yugo Serikawa
- Screenplay Yugo Serikawa
- Screenplay Taiji Yabushita
- Writer Sumie Tanaka
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)
Crew
- Director — Taiji Yabushita
- Director — Yugo Serikawa
- Screenplay — Yugo Serikawa
- Screenplay — Taiji Yabushita
- Writer — Sumie Tanaka
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