The Orphan Brother

6.6 / 10

(7 votes)

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

History,

Animation,

Family,

Fantasy,

Adventure

Duration:

83 minutes

Year:

1961

Director:

Yugo Serikawa

)}
Company:

Toei Animation

Cast:
Yoshiko Sakuma

Anju (voice)

Isuzu Yamada

Yashio (voice)

Shigeko Arai

Harue Tone

Kikuno (voice)

Kinya Kitaoji

Crew:
Yugo Serikawa

Director

Taiji Yabushita

Director

Sumie Tanaka

Writer

Chūji Kinoshita

Music

Hajime Kaburagi

Music