Movie: The Fencing Master

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ganjirō Nakamura II
二代目 中村鴈治郎

Danpei Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa
市川雷蔵 (八代目)

Shojiro Sawada

Kinuyo Tanaka
田中絹代

Oharu

Miwa Takada
高田美和

Okiku

Kyū Sazanka
山茶花究

Hyogoishi

Kichijirō Ueda
上田吉二郎

Procurer of women

Fujio Suga
須賀不二男

Kurahashi Sentaro

San'emon Arashi
十一代目 嵐三右衛門

Company Chief

Taizō Fukami
深見泰三

Doctor

Chieko Naniwa
浪花千栄子

Old woman

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1962-09-30

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語

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