Tags: Anime, Cartoon.
Benkei tai Ushiwaka (べんけい対ウシワカ trans. Benkei and Ushiwaka) is a 1939 Japanese short anime film made by Kenzō Masaoka. It is based on the legendary encounter between Saitō Musashibō Benkei who was collecting swords for the Buddha and Minamoto no Yoshitsune who was called Ushiwaka in his youth. After training under the tengu of Mt. Kurama Ushiwaka foils Benkei’s attempt to take his sword in a battle on Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and makes Benkei his vassal.