Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
Veteran director Nakajima Sadao examines the appeal, background, context and transition of chambara, or period sword-fighting and samurai films, in Kyoto. Not only interviews with actors, choreographers and critiques are included, but the director orchestrates an original chambara scene for the documentary.
Cast: Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Chihiro Yamamoto
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Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
★ 7.5/1020151h 24m
Veteran director Nakajima Sadao examines the appeal, background, context and transition of chambara, or period sword-fighting and samurai films, in Kyoto. Not only interviews with actors, choreographers and critiques are included, but the director orchestrates an original chambara scene for the documentary.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Sadao Nakajima
- Producers
- Tadashi Nakamura
- Cast
- Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Chihiro Yamamoto, Seizō Fukumoto, Shôgo Kimura, Asahi Kurizuka
- Studio
- Yoshimoto Kogyo
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
Japanese
