Movie details

Musashibo Benkei(1942)

Name: Musashibo Benkei
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1942-01-07
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Joji Oka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Masaru Kodaka, Yataro Kurokawa

Drama History

Status: Released
Release date: 1942-01-07
Runtime: 1h 27m
Rating: 9.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Original language: ja
Certification: -
Budget: -
Revenue: -
Popularity: 1
Adult content: No

IMDb

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.

Original title: 武蔵坊辨慶