Ken (1964)
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.
Director:
Kenji Misumi
Writer:
Kazuo Funahashi
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Raizō Ichikawa as Jiro Kokubun |
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Yukiko Fuji as Eri Itami |
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Yūsuke Kawazu as Kagawa |
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Akio Hasegawa as Mibu |
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Akitake Kōno as Kiuchi |
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Yuka Konno as Shigeko Fujishiro |
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Junko Kozakura as Sanae Mibu |
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Rieko Sumi as Hiroko Kokubun |
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Yoshio Inaba as Seiichiro Kokubun |
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Yotaro Yajima as |
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Kuniichi Takami as Tada |
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Keijiro Kazama as |
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Gen Kimura as |
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Yoichi Funaki as |
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Machiko Horikawa as |
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Kimiko Tachibana as |
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Nobuko Shingu as |
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Kōichi Mizuhara as |
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Hisaya Morishige as Mibu |
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Noriko Sengoku as Kiuchi |
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Keiju Kobayashi as Eri Itami |
| Directing | Kenji Misumi | Director |
| Writing | Yukio Mishima | Novel |
| Writing | Kazuo Funahashi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Chikashi Makiura | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Sei Ikeno | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Akira Naitō | Art Direction |
| Editing | Kanji Suganuma | Editor |
| Lighting | Reijiro Yamashita | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Masahiro Okumura | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Hiroaki Fujii | Producer |
| Directing | Toshikata Tomoeda | Assistant Director |
| Art | Takashi Kawaguchi | Set Designer |
