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.
