The Fencing Master

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 30, 1962

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Daiei Film

Cast

Ganjirō Nakamura II,Raizō Ichikawa,Kinuyo Tanaka,Miwa Takada,Kyū Sazanka,Kichijirō Ueda,Fujio Suga,San'emon Arashi,Taizō Fukami,Chieko Naniwaand 20 more

Director

Shunkai Mizuho

Writer

Kōen Hasegawa,Akira Kurosawa

Cinematography

Hiroshi Imai

Music

Nakaba Takahashi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0186606