Documentary · Japan · 2015 · 1h 24m

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

時代劇は死なず ちゃんばら美学考

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay poster
Director
Sadao Nakajima
Cast
Sadao Nakajima as Hiroki Matsukata as Chihiro Yamamoto as Seizō Fukumoto as Shôgo Kimura as Asahi Kurizuka as
Crew
Yukawa Tatsuya — Director of Photography Takeo Yoneda — Editor Tadashi Nakamura — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Sadao Nakajima Director Yukawa Tatsuya Director of Photography Takeo Yoneda Editor Tadashi Nakamura Producer
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