Season - Episode
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Season 1 Apr 09, 1986
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1 - 1Ferocious Monk of Love Apr 09, 1986 -
1 - 2The Proud Taira clan Apr 16, 1986
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1 - 3Spring evening at Gojo Bridge Apr 23, 1986
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1 - 4The boy from Kurama Apr 30, 1986
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1 - 5Tokiwa and Shizuka May 07, 1986
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1 - 6A Turbulent Dance of Love and Hate May 14, 1986
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1 - 7To the Oshu May 21, 1986
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1 - 8Northern king May 28, 1986
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1 - 9Oniwaka's lullaby Jun 04, 1986
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1 - 10Crying Hokuro Jun 11, 1986
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1 - 11Gather the Genji Jun 18, 1986
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1 - 12Meeting at Kisegawa river Jun 25, 1986
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1 - 13Half brother Jul 02, 1986
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1 - 14Trouble of a truce bearer Jul 09, 1986
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1 - 15Episode 15 Jul 16, 1986
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1 - 16Episode 16 Jul 23, 1986
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1 - 17Episode 17 Jul 30, 1986
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1 - 18Episode 18 Aug 06, 1986
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1 - 19Episode 19 Aug 13, 1986
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1 - 20Episode 20 Aug 20, 1986
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1 - 21Episode 21 Aug 27, 1986
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1 - 22Episode 22 Sep 03, 1986
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1 - 23Episode 23 Sep 10, 1986
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1 - 24Episode 24 Sep 17, 1986
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1 - 25Episode 25 Sep 24, 1986
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1 - 26Episode 26 Oct 01, 1986
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1 - 27Episode 27 Oct 08, 1986
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1 - 28Episode 28 Oct 15, 1986
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1 - 29Episode 29 Oct 22, 1986
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1 - 30Episode 30 Oct 29, 1986
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1 - 31Episode 31 Nov 05, 1986
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1 - 32Episode 32 Nov 12, 1986
Overview
After being carried in his mother’s womb for three years, Benkei is born with long hair and teeth and the body of a small child. It is said that he immediately laughed and commented on the brightness of the outside world, leading local people in his native Kii (modern Wakayama) to proclaim that he is a devil. Abandoned on a mountainside, he is adopted by Dainagon, a Kyoto resident who rears him until age seven when he leaves to become a monk. Thrown out of the monastery for his violent behavior, Benkei wanders Japan in search of enlightenment, though only trouble seems to find him. After accidentally causing a temple to burn down, he decides to begin a quest to defeat 1,000 of the hated Heike samurai in battle and donate their swords to a temple. Obtaining the first 999 swords proves relatively easy but the final weapon belongs to Yoshitsune, a young boy whose appearance belies his great skill as a warrior.
Year 1986
Studio NHK
Director Tsuneo Tomita
Crew
Popularity 2.9273
Language Japanese
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