Musashibo Benkei

Musashibo Benkei  - Movie (1942)

Original title

武蔵坊辨慶

Released

1/7/1942

Origin country

JP

Genre

Drama, History

Production companies

Toho Eiga

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

1hr 27min

Description

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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