Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)
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.
Cast
Sadao Nakajima
Hiroki Matsukata
Chihiro Yamamoto
Seizō Fukumoto
Katsuyuki Tai
Michihiro Kinoshita
Ayami Nakamura
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