Musashibo Benkei
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Apr 9, 1986
Ferocious Monk of Love Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Apr 16, 1986
The Proud Taira clan Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Apr 23, 1986
Spring evening at Gojo Bridge Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Apr 30, 1986
The boy from Kurama Episode 4
S1 · E5 · May 7, 1986
Tokiwa and Shizuka Episode 5
S1 · E6 · May 14, 1986
A Turbulent Dance of Love and Hate Episode 6
S1 · E7 · May 21, 1986
To the Oshu Episode 7
S1 · E8 · May 28, 1986
Northern king Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Jun 4, 1986
Oniwaka's lullaby Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Jun 11, 1986
Crying Hokuro Episode 10
S1 · E11 · Jun 18, 1986
Gather the Genji Episode 11
S1 · E12 · Jun 25, 1986
Meeting at Kisegawa river Episode 12
S1 · E13 · Jul 2, 1986
Half brother Episode 13
S1 · E14 · Jul 9, 1986
Trouble of a truce bearer Episode 14
S1 · E15 · Jul 16, 1986
Episode 15 Episode 15
S1 · E16 · Jul 23, 1986
Episode 16 Episode 16
S1 · E17 · Jul 30, 1986
Episode 17 Episode 17
S1 · E18 · Aug 6, 1986
Episode 18 Episode 18
S1 · E19 · Aug 13, 1986
Episode 19 Episode 19
S1 · E20 · Aug 20, 1986
Episode 20 Episode 20
S1 · E21 · Aug 27, 1986
Episode 21 Episode 21
S1 · E22 · Sep 3, 1986
Episode 22 Episode 22
S1 · E23 · Sep 10, 1986
Episode 23 Episode 23
S1 · E24 · Sep 17, 1986
Episode 24 Episode 24
S1 · E25 · Sep 24, 1986
Episode 25 Episode 25
S1 · E26 · Oct 1, 1986
Episode 26 Episode 26
S1 · E27 · Oct 8, 1986
Episode 27 Episode 27
S1 · E28 · Oct 15, 1986
Episode 28 Episode 28
S1 · E29 · Oct 22, 1986
Episode 29 Episode 29
S1 · E30 · Oct 29, 1986
Episode 30 Episode 30
S1 · E31 · Nov 5, 1986
Episode 31 Episode 31
S1 · E32 · Nov 12, 1986
Episode 32 Episode 32
32 episodes in Season 1
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After being carried in his mother’s womb for three years, Benkei is born with long hair and teeth and the body of a small child. It is said that he immediately laughed and commented on the brightness of the outside world, leading local people in his native Kii (modern Wakayama) to proclaim that he is a devil. Abandoned on a mountainside, he is adopted by Dainagon, a Kyoto resident who rears him until age seven when he leaves to become a monk. Thrown out of the monastery for his violent behavior, Benkei wanders Japan in search of enlightenment, though only trouble seems to find him. After accidentally causing a temple to burn down, he decides to begin a quest to defeat 1,000 of the hated Heike samurai in battle and donate their swords to a temple. Obtaining the first 999 swords proves relatively easy but the final weapon belongs to Yoshitsune, a young boy whose appearance belies his great skill as a warrior.
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Cast
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Daijiro Tsutsumi
Hira Shimori
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Survive Style 5+
Tsuneo Tomita Creator
Total runtime 24h 32m · Episode length 46 min · Country Japan
Show info
Premiered
April 9, 1986
Final episode
December 3, 1986
Status
Ended
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
46 min
Total runtime
24h 32m
Original language
Japanese
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
武蔵坊弁慶
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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