Movielogr
Ken (1964)
Directed by Kenji Misumi
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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Raizō Ichikawa | Yukiko Fuji | Yûsuke Kawazu | Akio Hasegawa | Akitake Kôno | Yuka Konno | Junko Kozakura | Rieko Sumi | Yoshio Inaba | Yotaro Yajima | Kuniichi Takami | Keijiro Kazama | Gen Kimura | Yoichi Funaki | Machiko Horikawa | Kimiko Tachibana | Nobuko Shingu | Kôichi Mizuhara