Ken (1964)

7.7/10 • 95 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Yukiko Fuji

Yūsuke Kawazu

Akio Hasegawa

Akitake Kōno

Yuka Konno

Shigeko Fujishiro

Rieko Sumi

Yoshio Inaba

Seiichiro Kokubun

Kuniichi Takami

Gen Kimura

Machiko Horikawa

Kimiko Tachibana

Kōichi Mizuhara

Hisaya Morishige

Noriko Sengoku

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