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
Stars: Joji Oka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Masaru Kodaka, Yataro Kurokawa, Kokuten Kōdō
Crew: Kôhei Shima (Art Direction), Tatsuo Tomonari (Director of Photography), Kunio Watanabe (Director), Yoshitake Hisa (Writer), Ryōichi Hattori (Music)
