Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

2015 1h 24mDir. Sadao Nakajima
7.5/ 10
Documentary

Overview

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

Sadao Nakajima

Sadao Nakajima

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Chihiro Yamamoto

Chihiro Yamamoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

S

Shôgo Kimura

A

Asahi Kurizuka

R

Ryûzô Ueno

S

Sadao Yamane

Katsuyuki Tai

Katsuyuki Tai

Michihiro Kinoshita

Michihiro Kinoshita

T

Taichi Kasuga

Himself

Ayami Nakamura

Ayami Nakamura

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