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Musashibo Benkei (1942)

★ 9.0/10 87 min Drama, History Japan Japanese
Streaming: Not available

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.

Top Cast

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

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