Title : Gojoe
Aka : -
Type : Adventure, history
Country : Japan
Realisator : Sogo Ishii
Actors : Daisuke Ryu, Asano Tadanobu [...]
Year : 2000
Soundtrack : Hiroyuki Onogawa
Inserted in database : June 04 2003

Synopsis : In the Middle Ages the Genji and Heike clans are at war, resulting in the losing Genji clan retreating to the East while the Heike try to rule Japan from Kyoto. Mysterious beheadings of Heike guards near the Gojoe bridge result in rumours of a demon out to collect 1000 Heike souls. This is followed by the warrior monk Benkei returning after seven years trying to escape his past as a murderer and rapist, accompanied by the cynical swordsmith Tetsukichi who now strips the weapons from the demon's victims. Benkei has had a vision that his route to enlightenment is through the slaying of the Gojoe demon, but what will happen when he realises the [...]

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