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.
| Title | Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Yoshimoto Kogyo |
| Cast | Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Chihiro Yamamoto, Seizō Fukumoto, Shôgo Kimura, Asahi Kurizuka |
| Crew | Sadao Nakajima (Director), Tadashi Nakamura (Producer), Yukawa Tatsuya (Director of Photography), Takeo Yoneda (Editor), Nobuhiko Matsukage (Sound Recordist), Yuji Higashida (Lighting Technician) |
| Keyword | jidaigeki, chanbara |
| Release | Oct 18, 2015 |
| Runtime | 84 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 1 users |
| Popularity | 2 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | 日本語 |
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