The Orphan Brother

The Orphan Brother

83 mins | Adventure, Animation, Family, History, Fantasy | July 19, 1961

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.

The Orphan Brother

83 mins | Adventure, Animation, Family, History, Fantasy | July 19, 1961

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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Toei Animation
Original title 安寿と厨子王丸
Directors Taiji Yabushita, Yugo Serikawa, Isao Takahata
Writers Taiji Yabushita, Sumie Tanaka, Yugo Serikawa

Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma

as Anju (voice)

Isuzu Yamada

as Yashio (voice)

Harue Tone

as Kikuno (voice)

Jo Mizuki

as Saburô, second son (voice)

Morio Kazama

as Young Zushiômaru (voice)

Jun Usami

as Judge Iwamoto (voice)

Sō Yamamura

as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)

Mikijirō Hira

as Jirô, eldest son (voice)

Tomoko Matsushima

as Princess Aya (voice)

Nakajirô Tomita

as Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)

Masao Mishima

as Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)

Yasushi Nagata

as Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)

Tokue Hanazawa

as Sanai Andô (voice)

Junji Masuda

as Morozane's Messenger (voice)

Kenji Ushio

as Sendô Sado No Tatsukô (voice)

Tōru Ōhira

as Koguma No Moku (voice)

Eijirō Tōno

as Sanshô Dayû (voice)

Koji Kiyomura

as Sendô Miyazaki No Jinpachi (voice)