The Orphan Brother

1961

1h 23m

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History
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Adventure

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.

Writers

Sumie Tanaka(writer by)
Taiji Yabushita(screenplay by)
Yugo Serikawa(screenplay by)
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Yoshiko Sakuma
Anju (voice)
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Isuzu Yamada
Yashio (voice)
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Harue Tone
Kikuno (voice)
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Jo Mizuki
Saburô, second son (voice)
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Morio Kazama
Young Zushiômaru (voice)
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Jun Usami
Judge Iwamoto (voice)
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So Yamamura
Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
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Mikijiro Hira
Jirô, eldest son (voice)
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Tomoko Matsushima
Princess Aya (voice)
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Nakajirō Tomita
Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
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Masao Mishima
Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)
Yasushi Nagata
Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)
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Tokue Hanazawa
Sanai Andô (voice)

Writers

Sumie Tanaka(writer by)
Taiji Yabushita(screenplay by)
Yugo Serikawa(screenplay by)

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Release date

July 19, 1961 (United States)

Country of origin

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production company

Toei Animation

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