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Minamoto Yoshitsune

Jul 30, 1955 · 1h 40m
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A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action of the first part takes place in the late Heian period, when the Taira clan came to power, and Genji was oppressed. The great dream and ambitions of Genkuro Yoshitsune in his youth are depicted, he joins forces with his older brother Yoritomo to raise an army to defeat the Taira clan, and the second part depicts the fall of the clan, persecution and murder.

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Kinnosuke Nakamura
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Hitomi Nakahara
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Benkei
Isuzu Yamada
Eitarō Ozawa
Chiaki Tsukioka
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Kensaku Hara
Directed by Ryō Hagiwara

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
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Production
Toei Company
Country
JP

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