The Sword (剣, Ken) is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Kenji Misumi.[1][2] From a screenplay by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story Ken (Sword) by Yukio Mishima.[3][4]
Synopsis
The story is centered on Kokubu Jiro (Raizo Ichikawa), a prominent member of his university's Kendo dojo.
Starring
- Raizo Ichikawa - Jiro Kokubun
- Akio Hasegawa - Mibu
- Chikako Miyagi - Kiuchi
- Yuka Konno - Sheko Fujishiro
- Junko Kozakura - Sanae Mibu
- Yoshio Inaba - Seiichiro Kokubun
- Rieko Sumi - Horoko Kokubun
- Yūsuke Kawazu - Kagawa
References
- ^ "映画監督 三隅研次" (in Japanese). National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Kenji Misumi: Midnight Eye Roundup".
- ^ Japanese Films 1963 -- Page 182 Kenji MISUMI Born Kyoto, ... 1960 "Shinsengumi Shimatsuki" 1963 "Kyojin Okuma Shigenobu" 1963 The Sword (Ken) 1964
- ^ "剣". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
External links
- Ken at IMDb
- A review of the film at Midnight Eye