The Orphan Brother

1h 23min

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.

Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Anju (voice)
Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Yashio (voice)
Harue Tone

Harue Tone

Kikuno (voice)
Jo Mizuki

Jo Mizuki

Saburô, second son (voice)
Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Young Zushiômaru (voice)
Jun Usami

Jun Usami

Judge Iwamoto (voice)
Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Jirô, eldest son (voice)
Tomoko Matsushima

Tomoko Matsushima

Princess Aya (voice)
Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)
Yasushi Nagata

Yasushi Nagata

Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)
Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Sanai Andô (voice)
Junji Masuda

Junji Masuda

Morozane's Messenger (voice)
Kenji Ushio

Kenji Ushio

Sendô Sado No Tatsukô (voice)
Toru Ohira

Toru Ohira

Koguma No Moku (voice)
Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Koji Kiyomura

Koji Kiyomura

Sendô Miyazaki No Jinpachi (voice)

Release date

19th Jul 1961

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語