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Musashibo Benkei

1942 Directed by Kunio Watanabe

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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Joji Oka

Joji Oka

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Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

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Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

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Masaru Kodaka

Masaru Kodaka

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Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

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Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

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Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

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87 minutes

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