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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.

Release: 1942-01-07
Runtime: 87 min
Cast
Joji Oka
Joji Oka
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
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Masaru Kodaka
Yataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
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Yōji Misaki