The Fencing Master
MovieTitle | 殺陣師段平 |
User score | 5.5 |
Release date | Sep 30, 1962 |
Genre | Drama, Action, Adventure |
Director | Shunkai Mizuho |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Daiei Film |
Run time | 86 min. |
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.