The Fencing Master

Year: 1962

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Shunkai Mizuho

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The film follows Danpei Ichikawa, a former celebrated kabuki sword‑fight choreographer who now chairs the New National Theatre Company. As modern productions replace traditional forms, his entire identity—centered on swordsmanship—faces obsolescence, and he struggles to keep his art alive by choreographing contemporary stage combat.

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