Musashibo Benkei (1942)

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Original Title: 武蔵坊辨慶

Release Date: January 07, 1942

Runtime: 87 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $0.0

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.