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.
| Directing | Yugo Serikawa | Director |
| Directing | Taiji Yabushita | Director |
| Writing | Sumie Tanaka | Writer |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Music |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Music |
| Production | Hiroshi Ookawa | Producer |
| Writing | Yugo Serikawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Taiji Yabushita | Screenplay |
| Directing | Isao Takahata | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Ikuzô Inaba | Editor |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Production | Seiichi Moro | Production Manager |
| Production | Seiichi Moro | Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Akira Daikubara | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hideo Furusawa | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Daikichirou Kusube | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yasuji Mori | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yasuo Otsuka | Animation |
