Russia / Feb 10, 2015 / Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rieko Sumi | Hiroko Kokubun |
| Yoshio Inaba | Seiichiro Kokubun |
| Yotaro Yajima | |
| Kuniichi Takami | Tada |
| Keijiro Kazama | |
| Gen Kimura | |
| Yoichi Funaki | |
| Machiko Horikawa | |
| Kimiko Tachibana | |
| Nobuko Shingu | |
| Kōichi Mizuhara | |
| Hisaya Morishige | Mibu |
| Noriko Sengoku | Kiuchi |
| Keiju Kobayashi | Eri Itami |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 剣 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daiei Film |
| Release date | 14 marzo 1964 |
| Production | Hiroaki Fujii |
| Writer | Yukio Mishima, Kazuo Funahashi |
| Editing | Kanji Suganuma |
| Cinematography | Chikashi Makiura |
| Assistant directors | Toshikata Tomoeda, Kenji Misumi |
| Lighting | Reijiro Yamashita |
| Camera operators | Chikashi Makiura |
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| Additional photography | Chikashi Makiura |
| Production design | Akira Naitō, Takashi Kawaguchi |
| Art direction | Akira Naitō, Takashi Kawaguchi |
| Set decoration | Akira Naitō, Takashi Kawaguchi |
| Music | Sei Ikeno, Masahiro Okumura |
| Sound | Sei Ikeno, Masahiro Okumura |
| Collection | Kenji Misumi's Trilogy of the Sword |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Mar 14, 1964
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