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The Orphan Brother (1961) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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You can watch The Orphan Brother (1961) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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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Taiji Yabushita, Yugo Serikawa
Cast
Yoshiko Sakuma, Isuzu Yamada, Shigeko Arai, Harue Tone, Kinya Kitaoji, Jo Mizuki, Morio Kazama, Jun Usami, So Yamamura, Mikijiro Hira
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The Orphan Brother
You can watch The Orphan Brother (1961) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
Directors
Taiji Yabushita, Yugo Serikawa
Cast
Yoshiko Sakuma, Isuzu Yamada, Shigeko Arai, Harue Tone, Kinya Kitaoji, Jo Mizuki, Morio Kazama, Jun Usami, So Yamamura, Mikijiro Hira
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Watch The Orphan Brother on Kanopy with a participating library card. Availability last verified October 3, 2026.