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The Orphan Brother (1961)

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.
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Yugo Serikawa profile
Yugo Serikawa

Director

Taiji Yabushita profile
Taiji Yabushita

Director

Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma profile
Yoshiko Sakuma

Anju (voice)

Isuzu Yamada profile
Isuzu Yamada

Yashio (voice)

Shigeko Arai profile
Shigeko Arai

Harue Tone profile
Harue Tone

Kikuno (voice)

Kinya Kitaoji profile
Kinya Kitaoji

Jo Mizuki profile
Jo Mizuki

Saburô, second son (voice)

Morio Kazama profile
Morio Kazama

Young Zushiômaru (voice)

Jun Usami profile
Jun Usami

Judge Iwamoto (voice)

Sō Yamamura profile
Sō Yamamura

Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)

Mikijiro Hira profile
Mikijiro Hira

Jirô, eldest son (voice)

Tomoko Matsushima profile
Tomoko Matsushima

Princess Aya (voice)

Nakajirō Tomita profile
Nakajirō Tomita

Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)

Yoshiko Sakuma profile
Yoshiko Sakuma

Anju (voice)

Isuzu Yamada profile
Isuzu Yamada

Yashio (voice)

Shigeko Arai profile
Shigeko Arai

Harue Tone profile
Harue Tone

Kikuno (voice)

Kinya Kitaoji profile
Kinya Kitaoji

Jo Mizuki profile
Jo Mizuki

Saburô, second son (voice)

Morio Kazama profile
Morio Kazama

Young Zushiômaru (voice)

Jun Usami profile
Jun Usami

Judge Iwamoto (voice)

Sō Yamamura profile
Sō Yamamura

Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)

Mikijiro Hira profile
Mikijiro Hira

Jirô, eldest son (voice)

Tomoko Matsushima profile
Tomoko Matsushima

Princess Aya (voice)

Nakajirō Tomita profile
Nakajirō Tomita

Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)

Extra

Release Date

July 19, 1961

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

Trailer - Anju to Zushio-Maru (Toei, 1961) thumbnail
Trailer - Anju to Zushio-Maru (Toei, 1961)

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