# Ken (1964)

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**Original title**: *剣*
**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Kenji Misumi
**Written by**: Kazuo Funahashi
**Starring**: Raizō Ichikawa, Yukiko Fuji, Yūsuke Kawazu, Akio Hasegawa, Akitake Kōno, Yuka Konno

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A Zen kendo sensei trains raw recruits a brutal spiritual boot camp meets a samurai class clown sparring with discipline. The championship looms while the teacher’s obsession burns hotter than the summer dojo. Kenji Misumi’s minimalist fencing noir rides the edge of violence and enlightenment on one man’s blade.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, cerebral, raw

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