Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Documentary

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

84 minutes
10/18/2015
7.5

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.