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.
佐久間良子
as Anju (voice)
山田五十鈴
as Yashio (voice)
新井茂子
as
利根はる恵
as Kikuno (voice)
北大路欣也
as
水木襄
as Saburô, second son (voice)
風間 杜夫
as Young Zushiômaru (voice)
宇佐美淳
as Judge Iwamoto (voice)
山村聰
as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
平幹二朗
as Jirô, eldest son (voice)
松島トモ子
as Princess Aya (voice)
富田仲次郎
as Yakkogashira No Gonroku (voice)
