6.5
The Orphan Brother
AnimationDramaTV-Y7-FV
Duration
1h 23mRelease
19 Jul 1961Country
Japan
Language
JapaneseOverview
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.
Plot
Zushio and his sister Anju are kidnapped and sold to a cruel slave-master. Will they ever be reunited with their mother again?
Cast
Yoshiko SakumaJo MizukiKin'ya Kitaôji
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10
Details
Director
Yûgo SerikawaTaiji Yabushita
Writers
Sumie Tanaka
Trailer
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