Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young man who has a master license menkyo kaiden in the art of swordsmanship, but weak against lies and women. A remake of Bungaku no Issue, shot by Sadao Yamanaka in 1933.
Director:
Shūe Matsubayashi
Writers:
Kaneto Shindō, Matsuo Kishi.
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Keiju Kobayashi as |
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Takashi Shimura as |
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Hiroshi Koizumi as |
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Reiko Dan as |
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Yukiko Shimazaki as |
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Tōru Abe as |
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Asao Uchida as |
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Ikio Sawamura as |
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Kyū Sazanka as |
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Chishū Ryū as |
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Shigeki Ishida as |
| Directing | Shūe Matsubayashi | Director |
| Writing | Kyōji Shirai | Novel |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Writing | Matsuo Kishi | Screenplay |
| Editing | Shûichi Anbara | Editor |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Production | Hisao Ichikawa | Producer |
| Art | Masatoshi Katō | Production Design |
| Camera | Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Koji Taku | Original Music Composer |