Gojo reisenki: Gojoe
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- Movie: Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
- Romaji: Gojo reisenki: Gojoe
- Japanese: 五条霊戦記
- Director: Sogo Ishii
- Writer: Sogo Ishii, Goro Nakajima
- Producer: Kiyoshi Inoue, Takenori Sento
- Cinematographer: Makoto Watanabe
- Release Date: October 7, 2001
- Runtime: 138 min
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
[edit] Plot
From the rather effete youth of legend, the film's Yoshitsune, played by Tadanobu Asano, has morphed into a two-sworded killing machine with supernatural powers, whose hatred for the triumphant Taira has become a madness. Accompanied by two young retainers, Yoshitsune has established a base in a wood near the capital, where he wreaks havoc on hapless Taira troops, slashing through their colorful armor as though it were so much marzipan.
In pursuit of this fiend in human form goes Benkei (Daisuke Ryu), once a warrior consumed with a devilish rage of his own, who became a monk after accidentally killing his son in a fit of anger. Though possessed of spiritual powers himself (he casts out a demon who possesses a pregnant woman) Benkei doubts his fitness for this ultimate challenge. Instead of the stout-hearted hero of tradition, this Benkei is a conflicted soul, who may carry a big two-edged sword, but is reluctant to use it.
Nonetheless, at the urging of his saintly teacher, and with a disillusioned swordmaker (Masatoshi Nagase) as a guide, he ventures into the wood, where he encounters forces beyond the ability of a mere mortal to comprehend, let alone conquer. Most terrifying of all is his opponent's ability to confront him with his own past. -- Japan Times
[edit] Cast
- Tadanobu Asano - Shanao
- Masatoshi Nagase - Tetsukichi
- Daisuke Ryu - Benkei
- Masakatsu Funaki - Tankai
- Jun Kunimura - Suzaku-hougan
- Urara Awata - Asagiri
- Wui Sin Chong - Shoshinbo
- Takato Hosoyamada
- Ryo Kase - Kamuro
- Dave Mallow - Tankai
- Naruki Matsukawa
