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The Orphan Brother (1961)

★ 6.3/10 83 min History, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure Japan Japanese
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Description

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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Top Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma
Yoshiko Sakuma Anju (voice)
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada Yashio (voice)
Shigeko Arai
Shigeko Arai
Harue Tone
Harue Tone Kikuno (voice)
Kinya Kitaoji
Kinya Kitaoji
Jo Mizuki
Jo Mizuki Saburô, second son (voice)
Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama Young Zushiômaru (voice)
Jun Usami
Jun Usami Judge Iwamoto (voice)

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