1961
6.1 (8 votes)
1h 23m
Official Website
Genres
History
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Adventure
Production Companies
Toei Animation
The Orphan Brother (安寿と厨子王丸)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Taiji Yabushita, Yugo Serikawa
Writer: Sumie Tanaka
Producer: Hiroshi Ookawa
Screenplay: Taiji Yabushita, Yugo Serikawa
Top Cast
Yoshiko 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)
Videos
Trailer - Anju to Zushio-Maru (Toei, 1961)
