The Fencing Master

The Fencing Master

86 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Sept. 30, 1962

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.

The Fencing Master

86 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Sept. 30, 1962

The Fencing Master
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 殺陣師段平 (Tateshi Danpei)
Directors Shunkai Mizuho
Writers Kôen Hasegawa, Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

as Shojiro Sawada

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Oharu

Miwa Takada

as Okiku

Kyū Sazanka

as Hyogoishi

Kichijirô Ueda

as Procurer of women

Fujio Suga

as Kurahashi Sentaro

San'emon Arashi

as Company Chief

Taizō Fukami

as Doctor

Chieko Naniwa

as Old woman

Ganjirô Nakamura II

as Danpei Ichikawa