The Fencing Master
Release Date: 1962-09-30
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5.5 / 10
Cast
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as Danpei Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
as Shojiro Sawada
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Oharu
Miwa Takada
as Okiku
Kyū Sazanka
as Hyogoishi
Crew
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Shunkai Mizuho - Director
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Kōen Hasegawa - Novel
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Akira Kurosawa - Screenplay
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Hiroshi Imai - Director of Photography
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Iwao Ōtani - Sound Recordist
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