Film
Ken
1964 · 1h 35m · Drama
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- 7.5
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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.
Where to watch
Criterion Channel
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
Gen Kimura
Yoichi Funaki
Machiko Horikawa
Kimiko Tachibana
Crew
- Kenji MisumiDirector
- Kazuo FunahashiScreenplay
- Yukio MishimaNovel
- Hiroaki FujiiProducer
- Chikashi MakiuraDirector of Photography
- Sei IkenoOriginal Music Composer
- Kanji SuganumaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 14, 1964
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
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