Ken (film)
Encyclopedia
is a 1964
Japanese film
directed by Kenji Misumi
. From a screenplay by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story Ken (Sword) by Yukio Mishima
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), a prominent member of his university's Kendo
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1964 in film
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released....
Japanese film
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
directed by Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi
was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi series.He died at age 53.-Filmography:...
. From a screenplay by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story Ken (Sword) by Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima
was the pen name of , a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor and film director, also remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état...
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Synopsis
The story is centered on Kokubu Jiro (Raizo IchikawaRaizo Ichikawa
was a Japanese film and kabuki actor.He was born as Yoshiya Ōta in Kyoto on August 29, 1931.Ichikawa Raizō appeared mostly in period dramas . He is best known for the Sleepy Eyes of Death series, Ninja series and Nakano Spy School series...
), a prominent member of his university's Kendo
Kendo
, meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
dojo
Dojo
A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way". Initially, dōjōs were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts but typically it is considered the formal gathering place for students of any Japanese martial arts style to...
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Starring
- Raizo IchikawaRaizo Ichikawawas a Japanese film and kabuki actor.He was born as Yoshiya Ōta in Kyoto on August 29, 1931.Ichikawa Raizō appeared mostly in period dramas . He is best known for the Sleepy Eyes of Death series, Ninja series and Nakano Spy School series...
- Jiro Kokubun - Hisaya MorishigeHisaya Morishigewas a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, he graduated from what was known under the old education system as Kitano Middle School , and subsequently attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchuria...
- Kagawa - Akio Hasegawa - Mibu
- Noriko SengokuNoriko Sengokuknown by her stage name is a Japanese film and television actress whose film work occurred primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. She debuted in 1947 and became popular through starring in Akira Kurosawa early films such as Drunken Angel , Stray Dog , The Quiet Duel , Scandal , The Idiot and Seven...
- Mibu - Chikako Miyagi - Kiuchi
- Keiju KobayashiKeiju Kobayashiwas a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" comedy films made at Toho, where...
- Eri Itami - Yuka Konno - Sheko Fujishiro
- Junko Kozakura - Sanae Mibu
- Yoshio Inaba - Seiichiro Kokubun
- Rieko Sumi - Horoko Kokubun
External links
- A review of the film at Midnight Eye