
The Fencing Master
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.
Top Billed Cast

Ganjirō Nakamura II
Danpei Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa
Shojiro Sawada

Kinuyo Tanaka
Oharu

Miwa Takada
Okiku

Kyū Sazanka
Hyogoishi
Featured Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Shunkai Mizuho
Director
Kōen Hasegawa
Novel
Shigeru Katō
Art Direction
Hiroshi Imai
Director of Photography
Iwao Ōtani
Sound Recordist
Nakaba Takahashi
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Yamada
Editor
Kenji Furuya
Lighting Technician