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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Ganjirō Nakamura IIDanpei Ichikawa
Raizō IchikawaShojiro Sawada
Kinuyo TanakaOharu
Miwa TakadaOkiku
Kyū SazankaHyogoishi
Kichijirō UedaProcurer of women
Fujio SugaKurahashi Sentaro
Taizō FukamiDoctor
Chieko NaniwaOld woman
Chitose MakiCast
Ikuko MōriCastExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Akira Kurosawa
- Director
- Shunkai Mizuho
- Director of Photography
- Hiroshi Imai
- Original Music Composer
- Nakaba Takahashi
- Editor
- Hiroshi Yamada