Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

2015
1h 24m
7.5

7.5/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 時代劇は死なず ちゃんばら美学考
Release Date October 18, 2015
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt5125864

Cast

Sadao Nakajima
Sadao Nakajima

Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata

Chihiro Yamamoto
Chihiro Yamamoto

Seizō Fukumoto
Seizō Fukumoto

Shôgo Kimura
Shôgo Kimura

Asahi Kurizuka
Asahi Kurizuka

Ryûzô Ueno
Ryûzô Ueno

Sadao Yamane
Sadao Yamane

Katsuyuki Tai
Katsuyuki Tai

Michihiro Kinoshita
Michihiro Kinoshita

Taichi Kasuga
Taichi Kasuga

Himself

Ayami Nakamura
Ayami Nakamura

Key Crew

Sadao Nakajima
Director
Tadashi Nakamura
Producer