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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.
Where to watch
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Cast
Raizō Ichikawa
Yukiko Fuji
Yūsuke Kawazu
Akio Hasegawa
Akitake Kōno
Yuka Konno
Rieko Sumi
Yoshio Inaba
Kuniichi Takami
Gen KimuraDetails
- Director
- Kenji Misumi
- Writers
- Yukio Mishima, Kazuo Funahashi
- Release date
- March 14, 1964
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Original language
- Japanese
- Studios
- Daiei Film
