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.
- Overview
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Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 18, 2015
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
75%
Original Title
時代劇は死なず ちゃんばら美学考
Production Companies
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Director
Sadao Nakajima
Description
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
Crew
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