Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

7.5

84m

2015

Documentary

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.

Starring

Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Chihiro Yamamoto, Seizō Fukumoto, Shôgo Kimura, Asahi Kurizuka, Ryûzô Ueno, Sadao Yamane, Katsuyuki Tai, Michihiro Kinoshita

Directed By

Sadao Nakajima