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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 3.09 |
Directed By
Taiji Yabushita
Yugo Serikawa
Crew
Ikuzô Inaba
Shintarō Miyamoto
Seiichi Moro
Seiichi Moro
Akira Daikubara
Hideo Furusawa
Daikichirou Kusube
Yasuji Mori
Yasuo Otsuka
Taiji Yabushita
Yugo Serikawa
Sumie Tanaka
Hajime Kaburagi
Chūji Kinoshita
Hiroshi Ookawa
Taiji Yabushita
Yugo Serikawa
Isao Takahata
TOP CAST
Yoshiko Sakuma
Anju (voice)
Isuzu Yamada
Yashio (voice)
Harue Tone
Kikuno (voice)
Jo Mizuki
Saburô, second son (voice)
Morio Kazama
Young Zushiômaru (voice)
Jun Usami
Judge Iwamoto (voice)
Sō Yamamura
Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
Mikijiro Hira
Jirô, eldest son (voice)
Tomoko Matsushima
Princess Aya (voice)
Nakajirō Tomita
Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
Masao Mishima
Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)
Yasushi Nagata
Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)
Tokue Hanazawa
Sanai Andô (voice)
Junji Masuda
Morozane's Messenger (voice)
Kenji Ushio
Sendô Sado No Tatsukô (voice)
Toru Ohira
Koguma No Moku (voice)
Eijirō Tōno
Sanshô Dayû (voice)
Koji Kiyomura
Sendô Miyazaki No Jinpachi (voice)
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