Toei Animation is continuing to do a couple of re-releases of some of their older properties as part of their anniversary celebration and the latest is Anju to Zushioumaru, which translates as The Littlest Warrior. The 191 film was an all-ages affair at the time based on the work by Ougai Mori. The new release is a DVD-only piece that lands on November 9th, 2016 priced at 2,800 yen.
Directed by Taiji Yabushita and Yugo Serikawa based on the script by Sumie Tanaka, the film stars Isuzu Yamada as Yashio, Jun Usami as Judge Iwamoto, Reiko Mutoh as Nezumi No Chon-ko,
Tomoko Matsushima as Princess Aya and Tooru Oohira as Koguma No Moku.
Plot concept: 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.
[Source: Anju to Zushioumaru]