Minamoto Yoshitsune (1955)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1955-07-30
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Ryō Hagiwara
Top Cast
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Minamoto Yoshitsune
- Hitomi Nakahara as
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Benkei
- Isuzu Yamada as
- Eitarō Ozawa as
- Chiaki Tsukioka as
- Ichirō Ryūzaki as
- Kensaku Hara as
- Ushio Akashi as
- Tokizo Nakamura as
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