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.
CreatorTsuneo Tomita
Ferocious Monk of Love
Apr 9, 1986
First episode.
The Proud Taira clan
Apr 16, 1986
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Spring evening at Gojo Bridge
Apr 23, 1986
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The boy from Kurama
Apr 30, 1986
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Tokiwa and Shizuka
May 7, 1986
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A Turbulent Dance of Love and Hate
May 14, 1986
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To the Oshu
May 21, 1986
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Northern king
May 28, 1986
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Oniwaka's lullaby
Jun 4, 1986
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Crying Hokuro
Jun 11, 1986
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Gather the Genji
Jun 18, 1986
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Meeting at Kisegawa river
Jun 25, 1986
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Half brother
Jul 2, 1986
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Trouble of a truce bearer
Jul 9, 1986
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Episode 15
Jul 16, 1986
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Episode 16
Jul 23, 1986
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Episode 17
Jul 30, 1986
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Episode 18
Aug 6, 1986
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Episode 19
Aug 13, 1986
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Episode 20
Aug 20, 1986
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Episode 21
Aug 27, 1986
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Episode 22
Sep 3, 1986
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Episode 23
Sep 10, 1986
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Episode 24
Sep 17, 1986
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Episode 25
Sep 24, 1986
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Episode 26
Oct 1, 1986
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Episode 27
Oct 8, 1986
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Episode 28
Oct 15, 1986
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Episode 29
Oct 22, 1986
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Episode 30
Oct 29, 1986
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Episode 31
Nov 5, 1986
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Episode 32
Nov 12, 1986
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