The Fencing Master

5.5
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Run time: 86 min
  • Premiere: 1962. September 30.

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.

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Art

Shigeru Katō

Art Direction

Camera

Hiroshi Imai

Director of Photography

Crew

Iwao Ōtani

Sound Recordist

Directing

Shunkai Mizuho

Director

Editing

Lighting

Kenji Furuya

Lighting Technician

Sound

Nakaba Takahashi

Original Music Composer

Writing

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Art

Shigeru Katō

Art Direction

Camera

Hiroshi Imai

Director of Photography

Crew

Iwao Ōtani

Sound Recordist

Directing

Shunkai Mizuho

Director

Editing

Lighting

Kenji Furuya

Lighting Technician

Sound

Nakaba Takahashi

Original Music Composer

Writing

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay