Musashibo Benkei

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.

Director

Kunio Watanabe

Screenplay

Yoshitake Hisa

Status

Released

Release date

07/01/1942

Original language

Japanese