Name: Minamoto Yoshitsune
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1955-07-30
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hitomi Nakahara, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Isuzu Yamada, Eitarō Ozawa

Minamoto Yoshitsune

TMDB NR19551h 40mReleased

Drama History

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
Released: Jul 30, 1955