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The Fencing Master (1962)

The Fencing Master (1962)

Drama History
Release Date: 1962, September 30
Directors: Shunkai Mizuho
Countries: Japan
Production: Daiei Film, Daiei Film
Cast: Kichijirō Ueda, Kyū Sazanka, Taizō Fukami, Chieko Naniwa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ganjirō Nakamura II, Fujio Suga, Miwa Takada, San'emon Arashi, Raizō Ichikawa

Overview:

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.