Ken

Plot

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.

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Jiro Kokubun

Yukiko Fuji

Eri Itami

Yūsuke Kawazu

Kagawa

Akio Hasegawa

Mibu

Akitake Kōno

Kiuchi

Yuka Konno

Shigeko Fujishiro

Junko Kozakura

Sanae Mibu

Rieko Sumi

Hiroko Kokubun

Yoshio Inaba

Seiichiro Kokubun

Yotaro Yajima

Kuniichi Takami

Tada

Keijiro Kazama

Gen Kimura

Yoichi Funaki

Machiko Horikawa