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The Fencing Master

Plot: 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
Release Date: Sunday, September 30 1962
62 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Ganjirō Nakamura IIGanjirō Nakamura II. Ganjirō Nakamura II was 60 in The Fencing Master as 'Danpei Ichikawa'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 17 1902 –
Died: Wed, Apr 13 1983
Portrait of Raizō IchikawaRaizō Ichikawa. Raizō Ichikawa was 31 in The Fencing Master as 'Shojiro Sawada'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 29 1931 –
Died: Thu, Jul 17 1969
Portrait of Kinuyo TanakaKinuyo Tanaka. Kinuyo Tanaka was 52 in The Fencing Master as 'Oharu'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 28 1909 –
Died: Mon, Mar 21 1977
Portrait of Miwa TakadaMiwa Takada. Miwa Takada was 15 in The Fencing Master as 'Okiku'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 05 1947
Portrait of Kyū SazankaKyū Sazanka. Kyū Sazanka was 48 in The Fencing Master as 'Hyogoishi'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 01 1914 –
Died: Thu, Mar 04 1971
Portrait of Kichijirō UedaKichijirō Ueda. Kichijirō Ueda was 58 in The Fencing Master as 'Procurer of women'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 30 1904 –
Died: Fri, Nov 03 1972
Portrait of Fujio SugaFujio Suga. Fujio Suga was 43 in The Fencing Master as 'Kurahashi Sentaro'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 27 1919 –
Died: Mon, Jul 20 1998
Portrait of San'emon ArashiSan'emon Arashi. San'emon Arashi was 55 in The Fencing Master as 'Company Chief'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 23 1906 –
Died: Thu, Jul 17 1980
Portrait of Taizō FukamiTaizō Fukami. Taizō Fukami was 61 in The Fencing Master as 'Doctor'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 22 1901
Portrait of Chieko NaniwaChieko Naniwa. Chieko Naniwa was 54 in The Fencing Master as 'Old woman'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 19 1907 –
Died: Sat, Dec 22 1973
Portrait of Chitose MakiChitose Maki. Chitose Maki was 25 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Mon, Jul 12 1937
Portrait of Ikuko MōriIkuko Mōri. Ikuko Mōri was 29 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Tue, Apr 25 1933
Portrait of Keiko NishiokaKeiko Nishioka. Keiko Nishioka was 25 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Tue, Aug 31 1937
Portrait of Akiko InoueAkiko Inoue. Akiko Inoue was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nobuko TaneiNobuko Tanei. Nobuko Tanei was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Teruko ŌmiTeruko Ōmi. Teruko Ōmi was 42 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Sun, Feb 01 1920 –
Died: Tue, Jan 01 2008
Portrait of Kōichi MizuharaKōichi Mizuhara. Kōichi Mizuhara was 53 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1909 –
Died: Wed, May 07 1969
Portrait of Yūsaku TerashimaYūsaku Terashima. Yūsaku Terashima was 58 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Fri, Feb 12 1904
Portrait of Saburo DateSaburo Date. Saburo Date was 38 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Thu, Mar 27 1924 –
Died: Thu, Sep 12 1991
Portrait of Seishirō HaraSeishirō Hara. Seishirō Hara was 57 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Thu, Nov 24 1904
Portrait of Tokio OkiTokio Oki. Tokio Oki was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ichirō AmanoIchirō Amano. Ichirō Amano was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Okuyama AsaoOkuyama Asao. Okuyama Asao was 68 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Thu, Jan 04 1894 –
Died: Fri, Nov 29 1974
Portrait of Sumao IshiharaSumao Ishihara. Sumao Ishihara was 59 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Fri, May 01 1903
Portrait of Tadashi IwataTadashi Iwata. Tadashi Iwata was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gen KimuraGen Kimura. Gen Kimura was 25 in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Sun, Feb 07 1937 –
Died: Sun, Feb 21 2021
Portrait of Masayoshi KikunoMasayoshi Kikuno. Masayoshi Kikuno was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hajime KoshikawaHajime Koshikawa. Hajime Koshikawa was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jun ŌsugiJun Ōsugi. Jun Ōsugi was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bonta MaruBonta Maru. Bonta Maru was >> in The Fencing Master
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Shunkai MizuhoShunkai Mizuho. Shunkai Mizuho was 51 in The Fencing Master as 'Director'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 22 1911 –
Died: Mon, Jun 19 1995
Portrait of Hiroshi ImaiHiroshi Imai. Hiroshi Imai was >> in The Fencing Master as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa. Akira Kurosawa was 52 in The Fencing Master as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Died: Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Hiroshi YamadaHiroshi Yamada. Hiroshi Yamada was >> in The Fencing Master as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nakaba TakahashiNakaba Takahashi. Nakaba Takahashi was 54 in The Fencing Master as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 27 1907 –
Died: Sat, Apr 23 1988
Portrait of Kōen HasegawaKōen Hasegawa. Kōen Hasegawa was 58 in The Fencing Master as 'Novel'
Birthday: Thu, Feb 11 1904 –
Died: Mon, Jun 27 1977
Portrait of Iwao ŌtaniIwao Ōtani. Iwao Ōtani was 43 in The Fencing Master as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Mon, Aug 04 1919 –
Died: Thu, Aug 03 2017
Portrait of Kenji FuruyaKenji Furuya. Kenji Furuya was >> in The Fencing Master as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shigeru KatōShigeru Katō. Shigeru Katō was >> in The Fencing Master as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday