Musashibo Benkei

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

A 1942 Jidaigeki by the veteran jidaigeki filmmaker Kunio Watanabe about the legendary warrior Musashibo Benkei with Hideko Takamine portraying Minamoto no Yoshitsune (who is, of course, a man). The film climaxes in the famous encounter/fight btw Benkei and Yoshitsune at the Gojo Bridge.

Run Time

1h 27m

Original Title

武蔵坊辨慶

Genre

Drama, History

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Release Date

07 Jan 1942

Toho Eiga
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