Minamoto Yoshitsune
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During the late Heian era in Japan a famous duel took place between the warrior monk Musashibo Benkei and a slender young man of high rank named Shanao. This was the battle at Gojo Bridge, and while Benkei had taken 999 sword from his vanquished opponents, he was soundly defeated by the young flute-playing samurai. Swearing allegiance to the superior swordsman, Benkei became his loyal vassal and accompanied the young man who went on to fame as Minamoto Yoshitsune, the general who defeated the Taira clan at the Battle of Dan no Ura thus leading the Genji over the Heike as the most powerful clan in the nation. With superb performances by some of Japan's greatest stars, including Satomi Kotaro and Tanba Tetsuro, history comes to life in this action-packed production.
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Hironobu Nomura
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Kōtarō Satomi
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Kōsaku Yamashita
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Genzō Murakami
Akira Matsuoka
Narumi Yasuda
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Sato Tsugunobu
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Giho Sugiyama
Tetsuro Tamba
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Teruhiko Aoi
Taira Munemori
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Narimi Arimori
Utsubo
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Kai Ato
Ise Saburo
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Kōsaku Yamashita Director · Gihō Sugiyama Screenplay Genzō Murakami Story
First release December 31, 1991 · Produced in Japan · Original title 源義経
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Nippon Television Network Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
源義経
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 31, 1991
TV
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