Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
源義経
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura as Minamoto Yoshitsune

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Hitomi Nakahara as

Hitomi Nakahara

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Benkei

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Benkei

Isuzu Yamada as

Isuzu Yamada

Eitarō Ozawa as

Eitarō Ozawa

Chiaki Tsukioka as

Chiaki Tsukioka

Ichirō Ryūzaki as

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Kensaku Hara as

Kensaku Hara

Ushio Akashi as

Ushio Akashi

Tokizo Nakamura as

Tokizo Nakamura

Daijirō Natsukawa as

Daijirō Natsukawa

Masaharu Nakano as

Masaharu Nakano

Eijirō Kataoka as

Eijirō Kataoka

Hiroshi Mizuno as

Hiroshi Mizuno

Motoharu Ueki as

Motoharu Ueki

Chie Ueki as

Chie Ueki

Yoshio Yoshida as

Yoshio Yoshida

Reiko Miyagawa as

Reiko Miyagawa

Takashi Kanda as

Takashi Kanda

Gorō Kawabe as

Gorō Kawabe

Production Companies

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