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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.
Where to watch The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother is streaming in the US on Kanopy.
Cast
- Yoshiko Sakuma as Anju (voice)
- Isuzu Yamada as Yashio (voice)
- Shigeko Arai
- Harue Tone as Kikuno (voice)
- Kinya Kitaoji
- Jo Mizuki as Saburô, second son (voice)
- Morio Kazama as Young Zushiômaru (voice)
- Jun Usami as Judge Iwamoto (voice)
- So Yamamura as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
- Mikijiro Hira as Jirô, eldest son (voice)
- Tomoko Matsushima as Princess Aya (voice)
- Nakajirō Tomita as Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
Details
- Director
- Taiji Yabushita and Yugo Serikawa
- Released
- July 19, 1961
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- History, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.3 / 10 from 12 votes
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