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The Orphan Brother

MOVIE • 1961

The Orphan Brother

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.1/5Votes: 12
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HistoryAnimationFamilyFantasyAdventure

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)

So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Jirô, eldest son (voice)

Tomoko Matsushima

Tomoko Matsushima

Princess Aya (voice)

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)

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Yasushi Nagata

Hito-gai No Yamaoka Dayû (voice)

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

July 19, 1961

Runtime

83 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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