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.

Cast

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Danpei Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Shojiro Sawada

Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Miwa Takada

Okiku

Kyū Sazanka

Hyogoishi

Kichijirō Ueda

Procurer of women

Fujio Suga

Kurahashi Sentaro

S

San'emon Arashi

Company Chief

Taizō Fukami

Doctor

Chieko Naniwa

Old woman

Chitose Maki

Ikuko Mōri

Keiko Nishioka

A

Akiko Inoue

Nobuko Tanei

Teruko Ōmi

Kōichi Mizuhara

Yūsaku Terashima

Saburo Date

S

Seishiro Hara