Musashibo Benkei (1942)

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.

Released: Jan 07, 1942

Runtime: 87 minutes

Genre: Drama, History

Stars: Joji Oka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Masaru Kodaka, Yataro Kurokawa, Kokuten Kōdō

Crew: Kunio Watanabe (Director), Yoshitake Hisa (Writer), Ryōichi Hattori (Music), Tatsuo Tomonari (Director of Photography), Kôhei Shima (Art Direction)