Musashibo Benkei (1986)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1986-04-09
Last Air Date: 1986-11-12
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 32
Created By: Tsuneo Tomita
Networks: NHK
Top Cast
- Daijiro Tsutsumi as Hira Shimori
- Sachiko Mitsumoto as Hachijo Jyoin
- Kichiemon Nakamura II as Benkei
- Taro Kawano as Yoshitsune
- Bunta Sugawara as Tomo
- Daisuke Ryū as Taira no Tomomori
- Shinsuke Ashida as Hira Kiyomori
- Yumi Aso as Shizuka Gozen
Seasons
Season 1 (1986)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Ferocious Monk of Love
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Ep. 2: The Proud Taira clan
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Ep. 3: Spring evening at Gojo Bridge
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Ep. 4: The boy from Kurama
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Ep. 5: Tokiwa and Shizuka
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Ep. 6: A Turbulent Dance of Love and Hate
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Ep. 7: To the Oshu
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Ep. 8: Northern king
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Ep. 9: Oniwaka's lullaby
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Ep. 10: Crying Hokuro
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Ep. 11: Gather the Genji
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Ep. 12: Meeting at Kisegawa river
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Ep. 13: Half brother
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Ep. 14: Trouble of a truce bearer
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Ep. 15: Episode 15
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Ep. 16: Episode 16
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Ep. 17: Episode 17
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Ep. 18: Episode 18
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Ep. 19: Episode 19
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Ep. 20: Episode 20
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Ep. 21: Episode 21
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Ep. 22: Episode 22
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Ep. 23: Episode 23
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Ep. 24: Episode 24
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Ep. 25: Episode 25
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Ep. 26: Episode 26
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Ep. 27: Episode 27
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Ep. 28: Episode 28
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Ep. 29: Episode 29
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Ep. 30: Episode 30
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Ep. 31: Episode 31
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Ep. 32: Episode 32
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