Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

2015 ja 84 minutes

Rating: 7.5

Plot

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.

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Cast

Sadao Nakajima

Sadao Nakajima

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Chihiro Yamamoto

Chihiro Yamamoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Shôgo Kimura

Shôgo Kimura

Asahi Kurizuka

Asahi Kurizuka

Ryûzô Ueno

Ryûzô Ueno

Sadao Yamane

Sadao Yamane

Katsuyuki Tai

Katsuyuki Tai

Michihiro Kinoshita

Michihiro Kinoshita

Taichi Kasuga

Taichi Kasuga

Himself

Ayami Nakamura

Ayami Nakamura

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