The Orphan Brother
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.
Genre: History, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Cast: Yoshiko Sakuma, Isuzu Yamada, Shigeko Arai, Harue Tone, Kinya Kitaoji, Jo Mizuki, Morio Kazama, Jun Usami, Sō Yamamura, Mikijiro Hira, Tomoko Matsushima, Nakajirō Tomita, Masao Mishima
Crew: Yugo Serikawa (Director), Taiji Yabushita (Director), Sumie Tanaka (Writer), Chūji Kinoshita (Music), Hajime Kaburagi (Music)