Movie Details
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
Cast & Crew
R
Ryōichi Hattori
Music
Y
Yoshitake Hisa
Writer
K
Kôhei Shima
Art Direction
Musashibo Benkei
1 hr 27 minDrama
Plot
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.
