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Ken

1964, Japanese. Directed by Kenji Misumi.

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.

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Language
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Ken is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.

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Released
14 March 1964
Original title
剣
Country
Japan
Written by
Kazuo Funahashi
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Ken (1964) was directed by Kenji Misumi and stars Raizō Ichikawa, Yukiko Fuji, Yūsuke Kawazu.

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