Musashibo Benkei (1942)
武蔵坊辨慶
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.
- Date of release
- 1942-01-07
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Kunio Watanabe
Casting
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