Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)
Premiere 18 Oct 2015 | Jidaigeki wa shinazu: Chanbara bigakukou | 84 min | Documentary
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Veteran director Nakajima Sadao examines the appeal, background, Japanese 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.
