The Film
The Fencing Master
The Story
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.
Runtime
86 min
Released Sep 1962
Directed by
Shunkai Mizuho
Written byAkira Kurosawa
Marquee
6 of 20










