The Orphan Brother

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 19, 1961

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Animation

Cast

Masao Oda,Jun Usami,Tokue Hanazawa,Harue Tone,Kinya Kitaoji,Eijirō Tōno,Mikijiro Hira,Koji Kiyomura,Kōji Sekiyama,Tomoko Matsushimaand 14 more

Director

Taiji Yabushita,Yugo Serikawa

Writer

Taiji Yabushita,Sumie Tanaka,Yugo Serikawa

Producer

Hiroshi Okawa

Music

Chūji Kinoshita,Hajime Kaburagi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0054631