The Fencing Master (1962)
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.
- Released
- 1962-09-30
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Shunkai Mizuho
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Ganjirō Nakamura II as Danpei Ichikawa
- Raizō Ichikawa as Shojiro Sawada
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu
- Miwa Takada as Okiku
- Kyū Sazanka as Hyogoishi
- Kichijirō Ueda as Procurer of women
- Fujio Suga as Kurahashi Sentaro
- San'emon Arashi as Company Chief
- Taizō Fukami as Doctor
- Chieko Naniwa as Old woman
- Chitose Maki
- Ikuko Mōri