The Fencing Master

The Fencing Master — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 30, 1962
• Runtime
• 86 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Shunkai Mizuho

The Fencing Master — Cast

Ganjirō Nakamura II Danpei Ichikawa Raizō Ichikawa Shojiro Sawada Kinuyo Tanaka Oharu Miwa Takada Okiku Kyū Sazanka Hyogoishi Kichijirō Ueda Procurer of women Fujio Suga Kurahashi Sentaro

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San'emon Arashi Company Chief