Benkei
Trailer: Benkei
Year: 1997
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Studio: TV Asahi, Toei Company
Director: Akira Inoue
Cast: Ken Matsudaira, Kōtarō Satomi, Makoto Fujita, Nishimura Kazuhiko, Narimi Arimori, Akiko Hinagata
Crew: Akira Inoue (Director), Motomu Furuta (Screenplay), Masahiro Kawasaki (Music), Tsuneo Tomita (Novel)
Runtime: 146 minutes
Release: Jan 04, 1997
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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