Ken
- Released on
- Runtime
- 95 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Raizō Ichikawa
- Yukiko Fuji
- Yūsuke Kawazu
- Akio Hasegawa
- Akitake Kōno
- Yuka Konno
- Junko Kozakura
- Rieko Sumi
- Yoshio Inaba
- Yotaro Yajima
- Kuniichi Takami
- Keijiro Kazama
- Gen Kimura
- Yoichi Funaki
- Machiko Horikawa
- Kimiko Tachibana
- Nobuko Shingu
- Kōichi Mizuhara
Director
- Kenji Misumi
Producers
Screenwriter
- Kazuo Funahashi
