The Fencing Master

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives for swordfighting – he was once a renowned kabuki swordfight choreographer, and as the Chairman of the New National Theatre Company, he wants nothing more than to choreograph the swordfights for the modern plays put on by the company.

• Akira KurosawaScreenplay
• Shunkai MizuhoDirector
• Nakaba TakahashiOriginal Music Composer

• Ganjirō Nakamura IIDanpei Ichikawa
• Raizō IchikawaShojiro Sawada
• Kinuyo TanakaOharu
• Miwa TakadaOkiku
• Kyū SazankaHyogoishi
• Kichijirō UedaProcurer of women
• Fujio SugaKurahashi Sentaro
• San'emon ArashiCompany Chief
• Taizō FukamiDoctor
• Chieko NaniwaOld woman
• Chitose MakiCast
• Ikuko MōriCast