Ken

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Yukio Mishima, Kazuo Funahashi

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

14 March 1964

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Raizō Ichikawa

  Jiro Kokubun

• 

  Yukiko Fuji

  Eri Itami

• 

  Yūsuke Kawazu

  Kagawa

• 

  Akio Hasegawa

  Mibu

• 

  Akitake Kōno

  Kiuchi

• 

  Yuka Konno

  Shigeko Fujishiro

• Junko Kozakura

  Sanae Mibu

• 

  Rieko Sumi

  Hiroko Kokubun

• 

  Yoshio Inaba

  Seiichiro Kokubun

• Yotaro Yajima

• 

  Kuniichi Takami

  Tada

• Keijiro Kazama