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Ken (1964)
Genres: Drama
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.
- Raizō Ichikawa as Jiro Kokubun
- Yukiko Fuji as Eri Itami
- Yūsuke Kawazu as Kagawa
- Akio Hasegawa as Mibu
- Akitake Kōno as Kiuchi
- Yuka Konno as Shigeko Fujishiro
- Junko Kozakura as Sanae Mibu
- Rieko Sumi as Hiroko Kokubun