The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Yoshitake HisaWriter
- Kunio WatanabeDirector
Cast
- Joji OkaCast
- Isuzu YamadaCast
- Hideko TakamineCast
- Masaru KodakaCast
- Yataro KurokawaCast
- Kokuten KōdōCast
- Yoshio KosugiCast
- Yōji MisakiCast