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Benkei
1997 0.0 (0 votes) 2h 26m
Genres
Drama History TV Movie
Production Companies
TV Asahi
Toei Company

Benkei (弁慶)

Overview

At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One night he tried to stop a young man who had a beautiful sword on his belt and fought him, but he could not win. Knowing that this young man Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) is looking for an opportunity to overthrow the Heike clan, Benkei asks him to let him join him.

Key Crew

Screenplay: Motomu Furuta

Director: Akira Inoue

Top Cast

Ken Matsudaira
Ken Matsudaira

Kōtarō Satomi
Kōtarō Satomi

Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita

Nishimura Kazuhiko
Nishimura Kazuhiko

Narimi Arimori
Narimi Arimori

Akiko Hinagata
Akiko Hinagata

Yoko Minamino
Yoko Minamino

Sayuri Kokusho
Sayuri Kokusho

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