Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

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

October 18, 2015

Status

Released

Original Title

時代劇は死なず ちゃんばら美学考

Runtime

1h 24min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies

Yoshimoto Kogyo