Movie: Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Top 10 Billed 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

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2015-10-18

  • Average

    7

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    3.5 starts

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  • Genres

    Documentary

  • Languages:

    日本語

  • Keywords

    jidaigekichanbara