Ken (film)

Ken Huang
Directed by	Kenji Misumi
Written by	Kazuro Funabashi
Based on	剣 (Ken) by Yukio Mishima
Produced by	Hiroaki Fujii
Starring	Raizo Ichikawa Yûsuke Kawazu
Cinematography	Chishi Makiura
Music by	Sei Ikeno
Distributed by	Daiei Film
Release date	March 14, 1965 (1965-03-14)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Sword (剣, Ken) 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

References

1. "映画監督 三隅研次" (in Japanese). National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
2. "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. "剣". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

External links

• Ken at IMDb
• A review of the film at Midnight Eye