Musashibo Benkei

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Musashibo Benkei (1942)

Directed by Kunio Watanabe

Drama, History · 1h 27m

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.

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Cast

Joji Oka Isuzu Yamada Hideko Takamine
M
Masaru Kodaka Yataro Kurokawa Kokuten Kōdō Yoshio Kosugi
Y
Yōji Misaki

Crew

Director
Kunio Watanabe
Writer
Yoshitake Hisa
Director of Photography
Tatsuo Tomonari

Details

Original title
武蔵坊辨慶
Release date
1942-01-07
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toho Eiga