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.
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Stars: Raizō Ichikawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Miwa Takada, Kyū Sazanka, Kichijirō Ueda, Fujio Suga
Crew: Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Shunkai Mizuho (Director), Kōen Hasegawa (Novel), Shigeru Katô (Art Direction), Hiroshi Imai (Director of Photography), Iwao Ôtani (Sound Recordist)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Daiei Film
Runtime: 86 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 30, 1962
IMDb: 5.5
Keywords:
