Master Fencer Sees the World

A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young man who has a master license menkyo kaiden in the art of swordsmanship, but weak against lies and women. A remake of Bungaku no Issue, shot by Sadao Yamanaka in 1933.

Director: Shūe Matsubayashi

Cast: Keiju Kobayashi, Takashi Shimura, Hiroshi Koizumi, Reiko Dan, Yukiko Shimazaki, Tōru Abe, Asao Uchida, Ikio Sawamura

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.