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The Orphan Brother

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.

Release Date: July 19, 1961

Status: Released

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Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Anju (voice)

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Yashio (voice)

Shigeko Arai

Shigeko Arai

Harue Tone

Harue Tone

Kikuno (voice)

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Jo Mizuki

Jo Mizuki

Sabur么, second son (voice)

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Young Zushi么maru (voice)

Jun Usami

Jun Usami

Judge Iwamoto (voice)

So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Jir么, eldest son (voice)

Tomoko Matsushima

Tomoko Matsushima

Princess Aya (voice)

Nakajir艒 Tomita

Nakajir艒 Tomita

Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)