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The Orphan Brother

Genres

History , Animation , Family , Fantasy , Adventure

Duration

83 min

Director

Taiji Yabushita

Rating

6.1

Release Date

July 19, 1961

The Orphan Brother

Original title: 安寿と厨子王丸

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Synopsis

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.