Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
7.5
2015
1h 24m
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.
Movie Information
Status
Released
Release Date
October 18, 2015
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
7.5
(2 votes)
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Yoshimoto Kogyo
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.
