Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

7 | 2015-10-18 | Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

Nobuhiko Matsukage Sound Recordist
Yukawa Tatsuya Director of Photography
Sadao Nakajima Director
Takeo Yoneda Editor
Yuji Higashida Lighting Technician
Tadashi Nakamura Producer

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