Ken (film)

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Ken
Image:Ken poster.jpg
Directed by Kenji Misumi
Produced by Hiroaki Fujii
Written by Kazuro Funabashi
Yukio Mishima (novel)
Starring Raizo Ichikawa
Yusuke Kawazu
Hisaya Morishige
Music by Sei Ikeno
Cinematography Chishi Makiura
Distributed by Daiei Studios
Release date(s) March 14, 1964
Running time 94 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
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The Sword ( Ken?) is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. Filmmaker Kaneto Shindō adapted the the script from the novel by Takashi Suzuki.

[edit] Synopsis

Based on a novel by Mishima Yukio, the story is centered on Kokubu Jiro (Raizo Ichikawa), a prominent member of his university's Kendo dojo.

[edit] Starring

  • Raizo Ichikawa - Jiro Kukubun
  • Hisaya Morishige - Kagawa
  • Akio Hasegawa - Mibu
  • Noriko Sengoku - Mibu
  • Chikako Miyagi - Kiuchi
  • Keiju Kobayashi - Eri Itami
  • Yuka Konno - Sheko Fujishiro
  • Junko Kozakura - Sanae Mibu
  • Yoshio Inaba - Seiichiro Kokubun
  • Rieko Sumi - Horoko Kokubun


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