TV series

Musashi no Ken

1985–1986 · 1 season

A warm, earnest sports drama that follows a boy's long journey in kendo, balancing intense tournament bouts with gentle life lessons and friendship.

Overview: Musashi no Ken catalogues the life of Natsuki Musashi in his quest to become the best Kenshi (swordsman) in the world.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, warm and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, friendship, ambition, sport
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
ambition
sport
race
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Ryo HorikawaMusashi (youth) (voice) / Musashi Natsuki (voice)
Yuriko FuchizakiMusashi (child) (voice) / Musashi Natsuki (voice) / Kyûzô Yamazaki (voice)
Sukekiyo KameyamaMaster (voice)
Kan TokumaruEiichirô Natsuki (voice)
Hideki FukushiPoliceman (voice)
Takuzō KamiyamaDoctor (voice)
Rihoko YoshidaKayo Natsuki (voice)
Shozo IizukaChief Ôishi (voice)
Kazue IkuraRanko Todoro (voice) / Yamashita (voice)
Hitomi OikawaMonami Komiya (voice)
Eizo TsudaDoctor (voice) / Referee (voice)
Motomu KiyokawaChief referee (voice)
Mayumi TanakaYonai (voice)
Takkô IshimoriGondô-sensei (voice)
Abe KentaAriyoshi (voice)