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Minamoto Yoshitsune

Minamoto Yoshitsune

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 30, 1955

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, History

Original Title

源義経

Production Companies

Toei Company

Director

Ryō Hagiwara

Description

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.