Benten Kozo
1960, Japanese. Directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display young lads who were essentially for sale to the highest bidder. When Kiku gets fed up with how the temple uses the orphans and wants to leave he gets accused of a double murder and has to flee for his life and liberty.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 January 1960
- Original title
- ひばり十八番 弁天小僧
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tatsuo Nakada
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Benten Kozo runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Benten Kozo isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 January 1960. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Benten Kozo?
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Who directed Benten Kozo?
Benten Kozo (1960) was directed by Yasushi Sasaki and stars Hibari Misora, Kōtarō Satomi, Hiromi Hanazono.