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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: March 14, 1964

Runtime: 95 minutes

Genres: Drama

Rating: 7.8/10 (12 votes)


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Cast

  • Raizō Ichikawa

    Raizō Ichikawa

    Jiro Kokubun

  • Yukiko Fuji

    Yukiko Fuji

    Eri Itami

  • Yūsuke Kawazu

    Yūsuke Kawazu

    Kagawa

  • Akio Hasegawa

    Akio Hasegawa

    Mibu

  • Yuka Konno

    Yuka Konno

    Shigeko Fujishiro

  • Rieko Sumi

    Rieko Sumi

    Hiroko Kokubun

  • Yoshio Inaba

    Yoshio Inaba

    Seiichiro Kokubun

  • Kuniichi Takami

    Kuniichi Takami

    Tada

  • Gen Kimura

    Gen Kimura

  • Machiko Horikawa

    Machiko Horikawa

  • Kimiko Tachibana

    Kimiko Tachibana

  • Kōichi Mizuhara

    Kōichi Mizuhara

  • Hisaya Morishige

    Hisaya Morishige

    Mibu

  • Noriko Sengoku

    Noriko Sengoku

    Kiuchi

  • Keiju Kobayashi

    Keiju Kobayashi

    Eri Itami