Ken

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.

Directed by Kenji Misumi

Top cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Jiro Kokubun

Yukiko Fuji

Eri Itami

Yūsuke Kawazu

Kagawa

Akio Hasegawa

Mibu

Akitake Kōno

Kiuchi

Yuka Konno

Shigeko Fujishiro

J

Junko Kozakura

Sanae Mibu

Rieko Sumi

Hiroko Kokubun

Yoshio Inaba

Seiichiro Kokubun

Y

Yotaro Yajima

Kuniichi Takami

Tada

K

Keijiro Kazama

Gen Kimura

Y

Yoichi Funaki

Machiko Horikawa

Kimiko Tachibana

N

Nobuko Shingu

Kōichi Mizuhara

Hisaya Morishige

Mibu

Noriko Sengoku

Kiuchi

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