Benkei
1997, Japanese. Directed by Akira Inoue.
At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One night he tried to stop a young man who had a beautiful sword on his belt and fought him, but he could not win. Knowing that this young man Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) is looking for an opportunity to overthrow the Heike clan, Benkei asks him to let him join him.
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 4 January 1997
- Original title
- 弁慶
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Motomu Furuta
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Benkei runs 146 minutes (2h 26m).
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Benkei isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 January 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Benkei?
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Who directed Benkei?
Benkei (1997) was directed by Akira Inoue and stars Ken Matsudaira, Kōtarō Satomi, Makoto Fujita.