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Ken

19647.8 / 1095 min
Drama

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.

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Jiro Kokubun

Yukiko Fuji

Yukiko Fuji

Eri Itami

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Kagawa

Akio Hasegawa

Akio Hasegawa

Mibu

Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

Kiuchi

Yuka Konno

Yuka Konno

Shigeko Fujishiro

Junko Kozakura

Junko Kozakura

Sanae Mibu

Rieko Sumi

Rieko Sumi

Hiroko Kokubun

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Seiichiro Kokubun

Yotaro Yajima

Yotaro Yajima

Kuniichi Takami

Kuniichi Takami

Keijiro Kazama

Keijiro Kazama

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

Yoichi Funaki

Yoichi Funaki

Machiko Horikawa

Machiko Horikawa

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

Nobuko Shingu

Nobuko Shingu

Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

Crew

Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima

Novel

Kenji Misumi

Kenji Misumi

Director

Kazuo Funahashi

Kazuo Funahashi

Screenplay

Chikashi Makiura

Chikashi Makiura

Director of Photography

Sei Ikeno

Sei Ikeno

Original Music Composer

Akira Naitō

Akira Naitō

Art Direction

Reijiro Yamashita

Reijiro Yamashita

Lighting Technician

Masahiro Okumura

Masahiro Okumura

Sound Recordist

Kanji Suganuma

Kanji Suganuma

Editor