Musashibo Benkei
Musashibo Benkei

Musashibo Benkei

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1986- 1986
1 Seasons
32 Episodes
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Drama

Overview

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 & Crew

8 members
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堤大二郎

Hira Shimori

堤大二郎
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光本幸子

Hachijo Jyoin

光本幸子
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二代目 中村吉右衛門

Benkei

二代目 中村吉右衛門
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川野太郎

Yoshitsune

川野太郎
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菅原文太

Tomo

菅原文太
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隆大介

Taira no Tomomori

隆大介
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芦田伸介

Hira Kiyomori

芦田伸介
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麻生祐未

Shizuka Gozen

麻生祐未

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