Ken
Genres
Overview
Kokubu, captain of his university's kendo team, is a mystery to those who know him: An ascetic dedicated to a point of obsession with the simplicity and beauty of the sword arts. Kagawa, a promising but arrogant kendo student, is attracted to Kokubu's devout leadership but kept at a distance by his standoffish nature. With the national championships fast approaching, the pair clash as Kokubu drives his students with increasingly rigorous training and Kagawa tests Kokubu's grip on the class.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1964-03-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
7.792
Raizō Ichikawa
Jiro Kokubun
Yukiko Fuji
Eri Itami
Yūsuke Kawazu
Kagawa
Akio Hasegawa
Mibu
Akitake Kōno
Kiuchi
Yuka Konno
Shigeko Fujishiro
Junko Kozakura
Sanae Mibu
Rieko Sumi
Hiroko Kokubun
Yoshio Inaba
Seiichiro Kokubun
Yotaro Yajima
Kuniichi Takami
Tada
Keijiro Kazama
Gen Kimura
Yoichi Funaki
Machiko Horikawa
Kimiko Tachibana
Nobuko Shingu
Kōichi Mizuhara
Hisaya Morishige
Mibu
Noriko Sengoku
Kiuchi
Keiju Kobayashi
Eri Itami
5.6
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7.4
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6.1
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6.0
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5.9
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5.9
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5.9
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5.2
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2012-02-13 | en
6.2
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5.7
Iron Mask
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0.0
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Japanese youth film about kendo.
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5.9
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5.8
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6.6
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
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0.0
Frog River
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2002-12-04 | ja
0.0
The Fencing Collegian
Japanese sports comedy film about kendo.
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4.7
Japanese Sword Fencing
The earliest surviving Japanese film showing the martial art of kendo.
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5.2
Baby Ruby
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2023-02-03 | en