The Orphan Brother (6.3)

Movie · 1961 · 1 h 23 min · 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.

Directed by: 藪下泰司, 芹川有吾

Starring 佐久間良子, 山田五十鈴, 新井茂子, 利根はる恵, Kin'ya Kitaōji, 水木襄, 風間 杜夫, 宇佐美淳, So Yamamura, 平幹二朗

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