Ken

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Ken (1964)

Directed by Kenji Misumi

Drama · 1h 35m

Kokubu, captain of his university's kendo team, is a mystery to those who know him: An ascetic dedicated to a point of obsession with the simplicity and beauty of the sword arts. Kagawa, a promising but arrogant kendo student, is attracted to Kokubu's devout leadership but kept at a distance by his standoffish nature. With the national championships fast approaching, the pair clash as Kokubu drives his students with increasingly rigorous training and Kagawa tests Kokubu's grip on the class.

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa Jiro Kokubun Yukiko Fuji Eri Itami Yūsuke Kawazu Kagawa Akio Hasegawa Mibu Akitake Kōno Kiuchi Yuka Konno Shigeko Fujishiro
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Junko Kozakura Sanae Mibu Rieko Sumi Hiroko Kokubun Yoshio Inaba Seiichiro Kokubun
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Yotaro Yajima Kuniichi Takami Tada
K
Keijiro Kazama

Crew

Director
Kenji Misumi
Screenplay
Kazuo Funahashi
Novel
Yukio Mishima
Director of Photography
Chikashi Makiura
Original Music Composer
Sei Ikeno
Editor
Kanji Suganuma
Producer
Hiroaki Fujii

Details

Original title
剣
Release date
1964-03-14
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Daiei Film