2015
7.5 (2 votes)
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (時代劇は死なず ちゃんばら美学考)
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.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Yukawa Tatsuya
Director: Sadao Nakajima
Producer: Tadashi Nakamura
Top Cast
Sadao Nakajima
Hiroki Matsukata
Chihiro Yamamoto
