Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Documentary · 2015

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.

Starring

Sadao Nakajima, Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Takeo Yoneda, Tadashi Nakamura, Chihiro Yamamoto, Seizô Fukumoto, Yukawa Tatsuya, Shôgo Kimura, Nobuhiko Matsukage

Director

Sadao Nakajima