The Fencing Master
1962-09-30 | 86 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Ganjirō Nakamura IIDanpei Ichikawa
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Raizō IchikawaShojiro Sawada
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Kinuyo TanakaOharu
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Miwa TakadaOkiku
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Kyū SazankaHyogoishi
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Kichijirō UedaProcurer of women
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Fujio SugaKurahashi Sentaro
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Taizō FukamiDoctor
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Chieko NaniwaOld woman
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Chitose Maki
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Ikuko Mōri
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Keiko Nishioka
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Nobuko Tanei
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Teruko Ōmi
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Kōichi Mizuhara
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Yūsaku Terashima
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Saburo Date