Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

(2015)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2015

Runtime: 84 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 中島貞夫

Cast: 中島貞夫, 松方弘樹, 山本千尋, 福本清三, Shôgo Kimura, 栗塚旭, Ryûzô Ueno, 山根貞男, 田井克幸, Michihiro Kinoshita

Plot

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.