Musashibo Benkei (1942)

Directed by Kunio Watanabe1h 27mDrama,History

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.

Year

1942

Country

Language

Japanese

Release date

7 January 1942

TMDB

9.0 (1)

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