武蔵坊弁慶 (1986)

Directed by

Shigemitsu Akihiko, Shimizu Kazuhiko, Mayuzumi Rintaro

Cast

Kichiemon Nakamura II, Musashibo Benkei, Kawano Taro, Minamoto Yoshitsune, Oginome Keiko, Yamakawa Shizuo

Length

32 episodes

How it feels

This series follows the legendary warrior monk Benkei from his supernatural birth through his violent youth and quest to defeat 1000 samurai. After losing to the young warrior Yoshitsune, he becomes his loyal companion and protector.

mythicemotionalmelancholicepicslow-burnvisually lushdramaticspiritualviolent

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