The Orphan Brother

(1961)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 12 votes

Genres: History, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure

Year: 1961

Runtime: 83 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 藪下泰司, 芹川有吾

Cast: 佐久間良子, 山田五十鈴, 新井茂子, 利根はる恵, 北大路欣也, 水木襄, Морио Кадзама, 宇佐美淳, 山村聰, 平幹二朗

Plot

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.