The Orphan Brother
10 reviews
History/Animation
1h 23m
1961
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...
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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.
- DirectorTaiji Yabushita
- Release19 July 1961
- Genre
- Duration1h 23m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate10 reviews
- Productions
Toei Animation
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

Kenji Ushio
Sendô Sado No Tatsukô (voice)

Tōru Ōhira
Koguma No Moku (voice)

Eijirō Tōno
Sanshô Dayû (voice)
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