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  • Fencing Master (1962)
  • 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Fencing Master (1962)
87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The remake of a Akira Kurosawa script is based on the story of the actual figure Ichikawa Danpei who was a tateshi, or fencing instructor and choreographer, in Japan in the Taisho era at the beginning of the twentieth century. The sword ...See moreThe remake of a Akira Kurosawa script is based on the story of the actual figure Ichikawa Danpei who was a tateshi, or fencing instructor and choreographer, in Japan in the Taisho era at the beginning of the twentieth century. The sword fighting style of the man is less and less in demand as the years progress, tastes change and more realism is called for. Written by aghaemi See less
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Director
Shunkai Mizuho (as Harumi Mizuho)
Writers
Kôen Hasegawa (novel) (as Yukinobu Hasegawa) | Akira Kurosawa (1950 screenplay Tateshi danpei)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Updated Sep 30, 1962

Release date
Sep 30, 1962 (Japan)

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Cast

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Raizô Ichikawa
Shojiro Sawada Shojiro Sawada   See fewer
Ganjirô Nakamura
Danpei Ichikawa Danpei Ichikawa   See fewer
Kyû Sazanka
Hyogoishi Hyogoishi   See fewer
Kichijirô Ueda
Procurer of women Procurer of women   See fewer
Fujio Suga
Kurahashi Sentaro Kurahashi Sentaro   See fewer
San'emon Arashi
Company Chief Company Chief   See fewer
Taizô Fukami
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
Chieko Naniwa
Old woman Old woman   See fewer
Chitose Maki
Hairdresser Hairdresser   See fewer
Ikuko Môri
Hairdresser Hairdresser   See fewer
Akiko Inoue
Actress Actress   See fewer
Nobuko Tanei
New Butterfly's woman New Butterfly's woman   See fewer
Yûsaku Terashima
Tokujiro Tokujiro   See fewer
Tokio Oki
Patrolman Patrolman   See fewer
Ichirô Amano
Kanto shop cook Kanto shop cook   See fewer
Okuyama Asao
Pharmacy Assistant Pharmacy Assistant   See fewer
Sumao Ishihara
Pharmacy Assistant Pharmacy Assistant   See fewer
Gen Kimura
Takashima Takashima   See fewer
Masayoshi Kikuno
Impresario Impresario   See fewer
Jun Ôsugi
Tsurujiro Tsurujiro   See fewer
Bonta Maru
Telegram deliveryman Telegram deliveryman   See fewer
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