Gojoe

Gojoe (五条霊戦記 GOJOE Gojō reisenki GOJOE?) is a 2000 Japanese jidaigeki action film directed by Sogo Ishii. In several English-speaking countries, it was released as Gojoe.[1] The film is a martial arts film set in twelfth century Japan about a battle between the Minamoto and Taira clans.

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". Taking up his sword once more, he sets out to end their murderous terror.