
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

Raizō Ichikawa
Shojiro Sawada

Kichijirō Ueda
Procurer of women

Miwa Takada
Okiku

Kyū Sazanka
Hyogoishi

Ikuko Mōri

Teruko Ōmi

Fujio Suga
Kurahashi Sentaro

Keiko Nishioka

Ganjirō Nakamura II
Danpei Ichikawa

Kinuyo Tanaka
Oharu

Chitose Maki

Saburo Date

Taizō Fukami
Doctor

Yūsaku Terashima

Chieko Naniwa
Old woman

Nobuko Tanei

Kōichi Mizuhara

Gen Kimura