Gojo reisen ki
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gakuryu Ishii
Tadanobu Asano
Masatoshi Nagase
Daisuke Ryu
Jun Kunimura
Gakuryu Ishii
Film Details
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Synopsis
12th-century Japan, a time of social disintegration as the Genji and Heike clans engage in a brutal civil war. "Gojoe" is the name of a bridge near Kyoto, the Imperial capital. Nearby, a Heike sentry is decapitated by an invisible Demon. Benkei, a seasoned warrior who long ago gave up violence for religion, shows the White Monk a Sanskrit inscription which miraculously appeared on his chest, indicating that he will battle the dark forces of chaos. The Heike clan sends a large force to capture the Demon, but they are slaughtered at Gojoe Bridge by three master swordsmen. Benkei happens upon the fracas, whereupon he and the Master Demon are transfixed by each other's formidable spiritual energy. We learn that the Master Demon is in fact the Prince of the Genji clan, in spiritual isolation after the boyhood massacre of his family. Benkei enlists the help of vagabond sword scavenger Tesukuchi and they begin to stalk the Prince in his lair beyond Gojoe Bridge.
Director
Gakuryu Ishii
Cast
Tadanobu Asano
Masatoshi Nagase
Daisuke Ryu
Jun Kunimura
Crew
Gakuryu Ishii
Toshihiro Isomi
Shuichi Kasesu
Nobuaki Koga
Yasuyuki Konno
Goro Nakajima
Hirofumi Nakase
Yoshio Ninomiya
Yoshiya Obara
Hiroyuki Onogawa
Takenori Sento
Makoto Watanabe
Film Details
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Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States November 2000
Released in United States on Video September 28, 2004
Released in United States September 2000
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2000.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2000.)
Released in United States on Video September 28, 2004
Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.)
