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The Fencing Master (1962)

Genre : Drama, Action, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Shunkai Mizuho
Writer : Akira Kurosawa

Synopsis

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives for swordfighting – he was once a renowned kabuki swordfight choreographer, and as the Chairman of the New National Theatre Company, he wants nothing more than to choreograph the swordfights for the modern plays put on by the company.

Actors

Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Shojiro Sawada
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Oharu
Miwa Takada
Miwa Takada
Okiku
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Hyogoishi
Kichijirô Ueda
Kichijirô Ueda
Procurer of women
Fujio Suga
Fujio Suga
Kurahashi Sentaro
San'emon Arashi
San'emon Arashi
Company Chief
Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
Doctor
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Old woman
Chitose Maki
Chitose Maki
Ikuko Môri
Ikuko Môri
Keiko Nishioka
Keiko Nishioka
Akiko Inoue
Akiko Inoue
Nobuko Tanei
Nobuko Tanei
Teruko Omi
Teruko Omi
Kōichi Mizuhara
Kōichi Mizuhara
Yûsaku Terashima
Yûsaku Terashima
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Seishirō Hara
Seishirō Hara
Tokio Oki
Tokio Oki
Ichirô Amano
Ichirô Amano
Okuyama Asao
Okuyama Asao
Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara
Tadashi Iwata
Tadashi Iwata
Gen Kimura
Gen Kimura
Masayoshi Kikuno
Masayoshi Kikuno
Hajime Koshikawa
Hajime Koshikawa
Jun Ôsugi
Jun Ôsugi
Bonta Maru
Bonta Maru
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Danpei Ichikawa

Crews

Shunkai Mizuho
Shunkai Mizuho
Director
Kôen Hasegawa
Kôen Hasegawa
Novel
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hiroshi Imai
Hiroshi Imai
Director of Photography
Iwao Ôtani
Iwao Ôtani
Sound Recordist
Kenji Furuya
Kenji Furuya
Lighting Technician
Shigeru Katô
Shigeru Katô
Art Direction
Nakaba Takahashi
Nakaba Takahashi
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Yamada
Hiroshi Yamada
Editor

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