Ken (1964)
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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.
- Date of release
- 1964-03-14
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Kenji Misumi
- Collection
- Kenji Misumi's Trilogy of the Sword
Casting
- Raizō Ichikawa — Jiro Kokubun
- Yukiko Fuji — Eri Itami
- Yūsuke Kawazu — Kagawa
- Akio Hasegawa — Mibu
- Akitake Kōno — Kiuchi
- Yuka Konno — Shigeko Fujishiro
- Junko Kozakura — Sanae Mibu
- Rieko Sumi — Hiroko Kokubun
- Yoshio Inaba — Seiichiro Kokubun
- Yotaro Yajima
- Kuniichi Takami — Tada
- Keijiro Kazama
Interesting facts
- Based on: Sword
Ken , also known as The Sword, is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Kenji Misumi. The film's screenplay was written by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story of the same name by Yukio Mishima.
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