The Orphan Brother (安寿と厨子王丸) 62 years old

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.

Credits

The Orphan Brother Cast

Name Character
Masao Mishima He was 55, 67 years old when he died
So Yamamura He was 51, 90 years old when he died
Kenji Ushio He was 36, 68 years old when he died
Morio Kazama He was 12, now 75 years old
Eijirō Tōno He was 54, 87 years old when he died
Kinya Kitaoji He was 18, now 81 years old
Mikijiro Hira He was 27, 82 years old when he died
Ushio Akashi He was 62, 88 years old when he died
Yasushi Nagata He was 53, 64 years old when he died
Yoshiko Sakuma She was 22, now 85 years old
Junji Masuda He was 18, 46 years old when he died
Reiko Mutoh She was 26, 71 years old when she died
Kôji Sekiyama He was 32, now 94 years old
Isuzu Yamada She was 44, 95 years old when she died
Tokue Hanazawa
Tomoko Matsushima She was 16, now 78 years old
Nakajirô Tomita He was 49, 79 years old when he died
Masao Oda He was 53, 65 years old when he died
Jun Usami He was 50, 69 years old when he died

The Orphan Brother Crew

Name Department
Yugo Serikawa as Director. He was 30 (69) years old when He died Directing
Sumie Tanaka as Writer. She was 53 (91) years old when She died Writing
Taiji Yabushita as Director. He was 58 (83) years old when He died Directing
Hajime Kaburagi as Music. He was 35 (now 98) years old Sound
Hiroshi Ookawa as Producer. He was 64 (74) years old when He died Production
The Orphan Brother poster
The Orphan Brother (62 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 19, 1961
  • Runtime: 83 minutes