Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
時代劇は死なず ちゃんばら美学考
Release: 2015-10-18
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 7.5
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Yoshimoto Kogyo
