Ken (film) explained

Ken Huang
Director:	Kenji Misumi
Producer:	Hiroaki Fujii
Starring:	Raizo Ichikawa Yûsuke Kawazu Hisaya Morishige
Music:	Sei Ikeno
Cinematography:	Chishi Makiura
Distributor:	Daiei Film
Runtime:	94 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Kenji Misumi.^{[1] [2]} From a screenplay by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story Ken (Sword) by Yukio Mishima.^{[3] [4]}

Synopsis

The story is centered on Kokubu Jiro (Raizo Ichikawa), a prominent member of his university's Kendo dojo.

Starring

• Raizo Ichikawa - Jiro Kokubun
• Akio Hasegawa - Mibu
• Chikako Miyagi - Kiuchi
• Yuka Konno - Sheko Fujishiro
• Junko Kozakura - Sanae Mibu
• Yoshio Inaba - Seiichiro Kokubun
• Rieko Sumi - Horoko Kokubun
• Yūsuke Kawazu - Kagawa

External links

• • A review of the film at Midnight Eye

Notes and References

1. Web site: 映画監督 三隅研次 . National Film Archive of Japan. November 22, 2020. Japanese.
2. Web site: Kenji Misumi: Midnight Eye Roundup.
3. Japanese Films 1963 -- Page 182 Kenji MISUMI Born Kyoto, ... 1960 "Shinsengumi Shimatsuki" 1963 "Kyojin Okuma Shigenobu" 1963 The Sword (Ken) 1964
4. Web site: 剣 . Kinema Junpo. 17 November 2020.