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
24 people
Yoshiko Sakuma
Anju (voice)
Known for
Earthquake Bird
The Makioka Sisters
Isuzu Yamada
Yashio (voice)
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Shigeko Arai
Also in
Flower, Storm and Gangster
Here Because of You
Harue Tone
Kikuno (voice)
Also in
Eight Hours of Terror
Hiroshima
Kinya Kitaoji
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Jo Mizuki
Saburô, second son (voice)
Also in
Demon Hunter Mitsurugi
Sasuke and His Comedians
Morio Kazama
Young Zushiômaru (voice)
Known for
The Wind Rises
Samurai Fiction
Jun Usami
Judge Iwamoto (voice)
Known for
Late Spring
Tora! Tora! Tora!
So Yamamura
Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
Known for
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tokyo Story
Mikijiro Hira
Jirô, eldest son (voice)
Known for
The Face of Another
Sword of the Beast
Tomoko Matsushima
Princess Aya (voice)
Also in
Magic Boy
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
Nakajirō Tomita
Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
Known for
Throne of Blood
Harakiri
Yugo Serikawa Director · Taiji Yabushita Director Sumie Tanaka Writer
First release July 19, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Original title 安寿と厨子王丸
Production
Toei Animation
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
安寿と厨子王丸
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 19, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
July 14, 1971 · Theatrical
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