Minamoto YoshitsuneMovie
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.
About Minamoto Yoshitsune
Minamoto Yoshitsune is a 1955 drama, history movie directed by Ryō Hagiwara.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 40m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hitomi Nakahara, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Isuzu Yamada. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
