Musashibo Benkei

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Director

Kunio Watanabe

Featured Cast

Joji Oka

Isuzu Yamada

Hideko Takamine

Masaru Kodaka

Yataro Kurokawa