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The Orphan Brother (1961)

The Orphan Brother (1961)

Adventure Fantasy Animation Family History
Release Date: 1961, July 19
Directors: Yugo Serikawa, Taiji Yabushita
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Animation
Cast: Eijirō Tōno, Masao Mishima, Koji Kiyomura, Morio Kazama, Mikijiro Hira, Isuzu Yamada, So Yamamura, Nakajirō Tomita, Tokue Hanazawa, Tōru Ōhira, Jun Usami, Yasushi Nagata

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.

Keywords:

heian period