Musashibo Benkei 1942
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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: 1942-01-07
- Runtime: 87 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Joji Oka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Masaru Kodaka, Yataro Kurokawa
- Director: Kunio Watanabe, Yoshitake Hisa, Ryōichi Hattori, Tatsuo Tomonari, Kôhei Shima