Minamoto Yoshitsune (1955)
Overview
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.
Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Hitomi Nakahara
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Benkei
Isuzu Yamada
Eitarō Ozawa
Chiaki Tsukioka
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Kensaku Hara
Ushio Akashi
Daijiro Natsukawa
Eijirō Kataoka
Motoharu Ueki
Yoshio Yoshida
Takashi Kanda
Gorō Kawabe
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