Minamoto Yoshitsune (1955)
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.
Director:
Ryō Hagiwara
Writer:
Fuji Yahiro
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Kinnosuke Nakamura as Minamoto Yoshitsune |
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Hitomi Nakahara as |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Benkei |
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Isuzu Yamada as |
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Eitarō Ozawa as |
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Chiaki Tsukioka as |
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Ichirō Ryūzaki as |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Ushio Akashi as |
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Tokizo Nakamura as |
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Daijiro Natsukawa as |
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Masaharu Nakano as |
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Eijirō Kataoka as |
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Hiroshi Mizuno as |
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Motoharu Ueki as |
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Chie Ueki as |
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Yoshio Yoshida as |
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Reiko Miyagawa as |
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Takashi Kanda as |
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Gorō Kawabe as |
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Harumi Urazato as |
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Kunio Kaga as |
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Iwao Daimaru as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
| Directing | Ryō Hagiwara | Director |
| Writing | Fuji Yahiro | Screenplay |
| Writing | Genzō Murakami | Novel |
| Crew | Sadaji Yoshida | Cinematography |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Music |