Musashibo Benkei
1942
87 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Joji Oka
Isuzu Yamada
Hideko Takamine
Masaru Kodaka
Yataro Kurokawa
Kokuten Kōdō
Yoshio Kosugi