Movielogr
Musashibo Benkei (1942)
Directed by Kunio Watanabe
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.
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Joji Oka | Isuzu Yamada | Hideko Takamine | Masaru Kodaka | Yataro Kurokawa | Kokuten Kôdô | Yoshio Kosugi | Yôji Misaki