Musashibo Benkei

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 7, 1942

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Ltd.,Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.,Toho Eiga Co.,Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0263766