The Fencing Master

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Shojiro Sawada

Age : 37 | Popularity : 10%

Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Age : 67 | Popularity : 6%

Miwa Takada

Okiku

Age : 77 | Popularity : 7%

Kyū Sazanka

Hyogoishi

Age : 56 | Popularity : 8%

Kichijirô Ueda

Procurer of women

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

Fujio Suga

Kurahashi Sentaro

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

San'emon Arashi

Company Chief

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Taizō Fukami

Doctor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Akira Kurosawa
	Novel	Kôen Hasegawa
Camera	Director of Photography	Hiroshi Imai
Crew	Sound Recordist	Iwao Ôtani
Directing	Director	Shunkai Mizuho
Editing	Editor	Hiroshi Yamada
Sound	Original Music Composer	Nakaba Takahashi
Art	Art Direction	Shigeru Katô
Lighting	Lighting Technician	Kenji Furuya
Department	Role	Name

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