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The Orphan Brother

Film196183 min6.3/10 on TMDB

Directed by Taiji Yabushita, Yugo Serikawa

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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.Read moreLess

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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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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Cast & crew

Yoshiko SakumaYoshiko SakumaAnju (voice)
Isuzu YamadaIsuzu YamadaYashio (voice)
Harue ToneHarue ToneKikuno (voice)
Jo MizukiJo MizukiSaburô, second son (voice)
Morio KazamaMorio KazamaYoung Zushiômaru (voice)
Jun UsamiJun UsamiJudge Iwamoto (voice)
So YamamuraSo YamamuraFujiwara No Morozane (voice)
Mikijiro HiraMikijiro HiraJirô, eldest son (voice)
Tomoko MatsushimaTomoko MatsushimaPrincess Aya (voice)
Nakajirō TomitaNakajirō TomitaYakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
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Screenplay
Taiji Yabushita
Screenplay
Yugo Serikawa
Original Music Composer
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Hajime Kaburagi