Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (movie)
時代劇は死なず ちゃんばら美学考- User score: 7
- Production country: Japan
- Producer: Sadao Nakajima
- Production companies: Yoshimoto Kogyo
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 10/18/2015
- Run time: 84 min.
Movie description
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.
