The Orphan Brother (1961)

The Orphan Brother (1961)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1961-07-19 Japan 83 Min. PG-13
6.1 8 votes
History, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure

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.

Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma is Anju (voice)
Anju (voice)
Isuzu Yamada is Yashio (voice)
Yashio (voice)
Harue Tone is Kikuno (voice)
Kikuno (voice)
Jo Mizuki is Saburô, second son (voice)
Saburô, second son (voice)
Morio Kazama is Young Zushiômaru (voice)
Young Zushiômaru (voice)
Jun Usami is Judge Iwamoto (voice)
Judge Iwamoto (voice)
Sō Yamamura is Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
Mikijiro Hira is Jirô, eldest son (voice)
Jirô, eldest son (voice)
Tomoko Matsushima is Princess Aya (voice)
Princess Aya (voice)
Nakajirō Tomita is Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
Masao Mishima is Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)
Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)
Yasushi Nagata is Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)
Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)
Tokue Hanazawa is Sanai Andô (voice)
Sanai Andô (voice)
Junji Masuda is Morozane's Messenger (voice)
Morozane's Messenger (voice)
Kenji Ushio is Sendô Sado No Tatsukô (voice)
Sendô Sado No Tatsukô (voice)
Toru Ohira is Koguma No Moku (voice)
Koguma No Moku (voice)
Eijirō Tōno is Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Koji Kiyomura is Sendô Miyazaki No Jinpachi (voice)
Sendô Miyazaki No Jinpachi (voice)