Takakura Ken, one of Japan's greatest actors, passed away Nov 10, 2014 as reported here:
He was in one of my all-time favorite movies, The Yakuza (1974). I made some animated GIFs in his honor as tribute.
Enjoy this first set of 11 GIFs!
Kendo class in session
A drill called "kiri kaeshi" that's part of the typical warmup
Tanaka Ken Sensei demonstration
ZNKR (Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei)'s
"Ippon me mae" kata
Some shorter GIFs
NOTE: Posted Nov 19, 2014 and backdated to Nov 10, 2014. Domo arigato gozaimasu to my friend Tom V. for the naming of the drill and kata!
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