Musashibo Benkei (1986)
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.
Musashibo Benkei: Season 1 - 32 Episode s
1x1 - Ferocious Monk of Love
April 9, 1986
First episode.
1x2 - The Proud Taira clan
April 16, 1986
1x3 - Spring evening at Gojo Bridge
April 23, 1986
1x4 - The boy from Kurama
April 30, 1986
1x5 - Tokiwa and Shizuka
May 7, 1986
1x6 - A Turbulent Dance of Love and Hate
May 14, 1986
1x7 - To the Oshu
May 21, 1986
1x8 - Northern king
May 28, 1986
1x9 - Oniwaka's lullaby
June 4, 1986
1x10 - Crying Hokuro
June 11, 1986
1x11 - Gather the Genji
June 18, 1986
1x12 - Episode 12
June 25, 1986
1x13 - Episode 13
July 2, 1986
1x14 - Episode 14
July 9, 1986
1x15 - Episode 15
July 16, 1986
1x16 - Episode 16
July 23, 1986
1x17 - Episode 17
July 30, 1986
1x18 - Episode 18
August 6, 1986
1x19 - Episode 19
August 13, 1986
1x20 - Episode 20
August 20, 1986
1x21 - Episode 21
August 27, 1986
1x22 - Episode 22
September 3, 1986
1x23 - Episode 23
September 10, 1986
1x24 - Episode 24
September 17, 1986
1x25 - Episode 25
September 24, 1986
1x26 - Episode 26
October 1, 1986
1x27 - Episode 27
October 8, 1986
1x28 - Episode 28
October 15, 1986
1x29 - Episode 29
October 22, 1986
1x30 - Episode 30
October 29, 1986
1x31 - Episode 31
November 5, 1986
1x32 - Episode 32
November 12, 1986
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