Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
In this video we explore the fascinating and mythical story of Benkei, the greatest warrior monk Japan would ever know!
This video is done in collaboration with channels "Samurai and Ninja History", "Sengoku Studies戦国研究", and "Samurai Traditions of the Tada Genji" Check out their warrior monk videos!
Samurai and Ninja History: youtube.com/watch?v=fcP_ZeFVJe8&list=PLxHbtmQ5PQVpoPyce6KrZQdF69gpdGrf_&index=39
Sengoku Studies戦国研究: youtube.com/watch?v=md15LGPCaWw
Samurai Traditions of the Tada Genji: youtube.com/watch?v=WdjtlPnh46U
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Sources Used:
"The Tale of the Heike" (Translation by Royall Tyler)
"Legends of the Samurai" by Hiroaki Sato
"Saitō Mussashi-bō Benkei: Tales of the Wars of the Gempei" by James Seguin De Benneville
Further articles found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus.
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Music:
"Finding Movement" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100693
Artist: incompetech.com
"Benkei" by Yasushi Akutagawa
"Music for Symphony Orchestra" by Yasushi Akutagawa
"Triptych for String Orchestra" by Yasushi Akutagawa
Artwork and Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Other modern artist renditions and photos, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!
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Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/theshogunateyoutube
Twitter: twitter.com/ShogunateThe
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/theshogunateyt?fan_landing=true
#Samurai #History #Japan
In this video we explore the fascinating and mythical story of Benkei, the greatest warrior monk Japan would ever know!
This video is done in collaboration with channels "Samurai and Ninja History", "Sengoku Studies戦国研究", and "Samurai Traditions of the Tada Genji" Check out their warrior monk videos!
Samurai and Ninja History: youtube.com/watch?v=fcP_ZeFVJe8&list=PLxHbtmQ5PQVpoPyce6KrZQdF69gpdGrf_&index=39
Sengoku Studies戦国研究: youtube.com/watch?v=md15LGPCaWw
Samurai Traditions of the Tada Genji: youtube.com/watch?v=WdjtlPnh46U
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Sources Used:
"The Tale of the Heike" (Translation by Royall Tyler)
"Legends of the Samurai" by Hiroaki Sato
"Saitō Mussashi-bō Benkei: Tales of the Wars of the Gempei" by James Seguin De Benneville
Further articles found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus.
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Music:
"Finding Movement" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100693
Artist: incompetech.com
"Benkei" by Yasushi Akutagawa
"Music for Symphony Orchestra" by Yasushi Akutagawa
"Triptych for String Orchestra" by Yasushi Akutagawa
Artwork and Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Other modern artist renditions and photos, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!
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Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/theshogunateyoutube
Twitter: twitter.com/ShogunateThe
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/theshogunateyt?fan_landing=true
#Samurai #History #Japan
