The Orphan Brother

The Orphan Brother

1961/07/19 • Released • Japanese

History
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Adventure
6.1
1h 23m

Overview

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.

Director : Taiji Yabushita

Casts
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

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

Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Akashi

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Sanai Andô (voice)

Reiko Mutoh

Reiko Mutoh

Junji Masuda

Morozane's Messenger (voice)

Kōji Sekiyama

Kōji Sekiyama

Kenji Ushio

Kenji Ushio

Sendô Sado No Tatsukô (voice)

Toru Ohira

Koguma No Moku (voice)

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Sanshô Dayû (voice)

Koji Kiyomura

Sendô Miyazaki No Jinpachi (voice)

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