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.
as Jiro Kokubun
as Eri Itami
as Kagawa
as Mibu
as Kiuchi
as Shigeko Fujishiro
as Sanae Mibu
as Hiroko Kokubun
as Seiichiro Kokubun
as Tada
as Mibu
as Kiuchi
as Eri Itami
