Musashibo Benkei(1942)

NR

1h 27m

  • Drama,
  • History

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Joji Oka

    Joji Oka

  • Isuzu Yamada

    Isuzu Yamada

  • Hideko Takamine

    Hideko Takamine

  • Yataro Kurokawa

    Yataro Kurokawa

  • Kokuten Kōdō

    Kokuten Kōdō

  • Yoshio Kosugi

    Yoshio Kosugi

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    Status

    Released (Jan 7, 1942)