Benkei
Benkei

Benkei

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1997
2h 26m
Drama
History
TV Movie

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.

Production

TV Asahi, Toei Company

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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