Movie: Ken

Top 10 Billed Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
八代目 市川雷蔵

Jiro Kokubun

Yukiko Fuji
藤由紀子

Eri Itami

Yūsuke Kawazu
川津祐介

Kagawa

Akio Hasegawa
長谷川明男

Mibu

Akitake Kōno
河野秋武

Kiuchi

Yuka Konno
紺野ユカ

Shigeko Fujishiro

Junko Kozakura
Junko Kozakura

Sanae Mibu

Rieko Sumi
角梨枝子

Hiroko Kokubun

Yoshio Inaba
稲葉義男

Seiichiro Kokubun

Yotaro Yajima
Yotaro Yajima

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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.

  • Release Date

    1964-03-14

  • Average

    7.8

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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