Welcome to the website of '4th Dan'.

This year we have a new project in the works, an international feature film about kendo.

By purchasing the DVD of '4th Dan' you can support us in developing our feature project. Click the drop-down menu below to change the quantity of DVDs. Ordering a box significantly reduces the price per DVD due to postage costs. You can read more about the DVD edition of the film under 'THE DVD' tab.

Box of 5 DVDs (€ 3/DVD+postage) -- €24.90 Box of 10 DVDs (€ 2.4/DVD+postage) -- €40.75 Box of 20 DVDs (€ 1.8/DVD+postage) -- €62.80 1 DVD (€ 5+postage) -- €9.65

Postage costs included.

If you have any questions or would like to place a custom order, please write to:


or contact George Perrin via Skype:

DVD FEATURES:
Subtitles in 15 languages: English, Hungarian, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Slovak, Croatian, Lithuanian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Director's Commentary
Deleted Scenes Etc. (compilation of deleted scenes, rehearsals and tests)
Scene Selection, Trailer, Filmmaker Profiles

ORDERING THE DVD:
To order the DVD, all you need is your credit card. Note that shipping costs are included in this drop-down list. You will then be taken to the PayPal page, where you have two options of payment: by using your credit card, or by logging in to your PayPal account if you have one. To pay by credit card, click 'Continue' where it says: 'Don't have a Paypal account?'. At the end of the checkout you will be given the option of creating a PayPal account, but this you can ignore. The DVD(s) will be posted within 24 hours of receiving your payment, using first class international mail. You will then receive an e-mail confirming that your package is on its way. The invoice will be inside the package, our company name is Oxbridge Studio. Delivery should take 3-5 days within the EU, 5-10 days to the rest of the world. If you have any questions, you can write to or get in touch on Skype by searching for the user name: george.perrin

PLAYING THE DVD:
When playing the disc on a PC, we recommend you use good quality DVD player software. Subtitles will not work in Windows Media Player! A list of top 10 players can be found here. For accurate colour reproduction, switch off hardware acceleration in your DVD software's options. The DVD is PAL standard. For a list of countries that use this standard, see this map. If you live in a different territory, you might have problems playing the DVD on a standard DVD player connected to a TV. Some DVD players have an internal switch to choose the country code. However, playing the disc on a PC will work anywhere in the world regardless of the TV standard.

'4th Dan' is one of the very first fictional films about kendo.

There are many documentaries and excerpts, but as far as we know, our film is among the first fictional films about kendo itself.

'4th Dan' is about a kendo student who is training for his promotional exam. He is determined to succeed and prove his worthiness to his father. However, as the exam approaches, he must confront his own darker self and must come to terms with his own weaknesses.

The film was made in close collaboration with the Budapest Fonix Kendo and Iaido Club, with experienced kendo exponents playing the roles of the main characters.

It is the third independent and low-budget production by director/cinematographer George Perrin.

• Our film won best cinematography prize at the 41st Budapest Independent Film Festival!
• The film's website won the first prize in its category! The Awards Ceremony was held on the 10th of February, 2010, at 18.00pm in Cinema City, Allee, Budapest. The film was screened during the most prestigious screening section of the Hungarian Filmweek, among other award-winning films.
• '4th Dan' was screened at Menta Terrace on the 27th of February, 2010, at 19:30pm.
• On the 8th of February, 2010, '4th Dan' premiered in Cinema Urania at the end of the Hungarian Filmweek. Almost everyone, who helped us, attended this occasion and we had a layback but high-spirited gathering afterwards.