Ken (film)
| Ken | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kenji Misumi |
| Written by | Kazuro Funabashi |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Hiroaki Fujii |
| Starring | Raizo Ichikawa Yoshio Inaba Yūsuke Kawazu |
| Cinematography | Chishi Makiura |
| Edited by | Kanji Suganuma |
| Music by | Sei Ikeno |
| Distributed by | Daiei Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Ken (Japanese: 剣), also known as The Sword, is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Kenji Misumi.[1][2] The film's screenplay was written by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story of the same name 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. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. 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
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