Benkei

Benkei

1997
2h 26m
10.0

10.0/10

1 votes
Drama History TV Movie
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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

Production Information

Production Companies
TV Asahi Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

jidaigeki

Quick Facts

Original Title 弁慶
Release Date January 4, 1997
Status Released
Language JA

Cast

Ken Matsudaira
Ken Matsudaira

Kōtarō Satomi
Kōtarō Satomi

Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita

Kazuhiko Nishimura
Kazuhiko Nishimura

Narimi Arimori
Narimi Arimori

Akiko Hinagata
Akiko Hinagata

Yoko Minamino
Yoko Minamino

Sayuri Kokusho
Sayuri Kokusho

Key Crew

Akira Inoue
Director
Motomu Furuta
Screenplay