Gojô reisenki: Gojoe

2000
15
2h 18m

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6.2/10

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Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and ultimately broken by the attacks from a t... Read allBenkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and ultimately broken by the attacks from a trio of fighters known only as "the demons".Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and ultimately broken by the attacks from a trio of fighters known only as "the demons".

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

930

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 wins total

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Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

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Tadanobu Asano

Shanao

Masatoshi Nagase

Tetsukichi

Daisuke Ryû

Benkei

Masakatsu Funaki

Tankai

Jun Kunimura

Suzaku-hougan

Urara Awata

Asagiri

Wui-Sin Chong

Shoshinbo

Shunsuke Gondo

Heike warrior
(as Syunsuke Gondo)

Takahito Hosoyamada

Keshimaru
(as Takato Hosoyamada)

Hiroshi Inoue

Puppeteer

Toshihiro Isomi

Minamoto no Yoshitomo

Ryô Kase

Kamuro

Ittoku Kishibe

Taira no Tadanori

Dave Mallow

Tankai
(English version)
(voice)

Naruki Matsukawa

Mikari

Miko

Ken Mitsuishi

Hijiri

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Mohei

Director
- Gakuryû Ishii
Writers
- Gakuryû Ishii
- Goro Nakajima
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Trivia
Total on-screen body count is 300+, making this the most violent Japanese movie to date.

Quotes
Shanao: The gods of today are but fictions in form. Only a true god can save these desperate times - a true god with true power. And I am the only true power. I alone am capable of unifying this land. There are no more gods for me to revere. The only god that I worship is power itself. Gods large and small, of mountain and wood... I, Shanao, have assumed the power of these deities. Tonight, I have come to assume yours.

Alternate versions
Most festival prints are missing over 40 minutes of footage. Most of the political subplots were removed.

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Featured review

8/10

dry, fast, blood spitting samurai action

Well, if you are one of those Katana's film-nuts (just like me) you sure will appreciate this metaphysical Katana swinging blood spitting samurai action flick.

Starring Tadanobu Asano (Vital, Barren Illusion) & Ryu Daisuke (Kagemusha). This samurai war between Heiki's clan versus Genji's clan touch the zenith in the final showdown at Gojo bridge. The body-count is countless.

Demons, magic swords, Shinto priests versus Buddhist monks and the beautiful visions provided by maestro Sogo Ishii will do the rest.

A good Japanese flick for a rainy summer night.