

The Orphan Brother
Visit website6.1/10 • 8
1961-07-19 • 1h 23m
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.
- Directors
- Taiji Yabushita, Yugo Serikawa
- Writters
- Sumie Tanaka
- Editors
- Ikuzô Inaba

The Orphan Brother
Visit website1961-07-19 • 1h 23m
6.1/10 • 8
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.
- Directors
- Taiji Yabushita, Yugo Serikawa
- Writters
- Sumie Tanaka
- Editors
- Ikuzô Inaba
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsYoshiko Sakuma
Anju (voice)
Isuzu Yamada
Yashio (voice)
Shigeko Arai
Harue Tone
Kikuno (voice)
Kinya Kitaoji
Jo Mizuki
Saburô, second son (voice)
Morio Kazama
Young Zushiômaru (voice)
Jun Usami
Judge Iwamoto (voice)
Sō Yamamura
Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- Japanese
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- Keywords
- heian period