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Ken (1964)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Kenji Misumi
Writer : Kazuo Funahashi

Synopsis

Kokubu Jiro is the captain of his university's Kendo team. Often standoffish, mild, stoic and minimalist, Kokubu is a mystery to those who know him. Kagawa wants to understand Kokubu, but being arrogant and flashy, has a hard time connecting with Kokubu.

Actors

Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Jiro Kokubun
Yukiko Fuji
Yukiko Fuji
Eri Itami
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Kagawa
Akio Hasegawa
Akio Hasegawa
Mibu
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Kiuchi
Yuka Konno
Yuka Konno
Shigeko Fujishiro
Junko Kozakura
Junko Kozakura
Sanae Mibu
Rieko Sumi
Rieko Sumi
Hiroko Kokubun
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Seiichiro Kokubun
Yotaro Yajima
Yotaro Yajima
Kuniichi Takami
Kuniichi Takami
Keijiro Kazama
Keijiro Kazama
Gen Kimura
Gen Kimura
Yoichi Funaki
Yoichi Funaki
Machiko Horikawa
Machiko Horikawa
Kimiko Tachibana
Kimiko Tachibana
Nobuko Shingu
Nobuko Shingu
Kōichi Mizuhara
Kōichi Mizuhara

Crews

Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi
Director
Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima
Novel
Kazuo Funahashi
Kazuo Funahashi
Screenplay
Chikashi Makiura
Chikashi Makiura
Director of Photography
Sei Ikeno
Sei Ikeno
Original Music Composer
Reijiro Yamashita
Reijiro Yamashita
Lighting Technician
Akira Naitô
Akira Naitô
Art Direction
Masahiro Okumura
Masahiro Okumura
Sound Recordist
Kanji Suganuma
Kanji Suganuma
Editor

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