Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

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2015-10-18

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.

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Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

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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.

Released

2015-10-18

Runtime

84

Director

Sadao Nakajima

Budget

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Revenue

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Genres

Documentary

Language

日本語

Production

Yoshimoto Kogyo

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    Sadao Nakajima

    中島貞夫
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    Hiroki Matsukata

    松方弘樹
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    Chihiro Yamamoto

    山本千尋
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    Seizō Fukumoto

    福本清三
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    Shôgo Kimura

    Shôgo Kimura
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    Asahi Kurizuka

    栗塚旭
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    Ryûzô Ueno

    Ryûzô Ueno
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    Sadao Yamane

    山根貞男
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    Katsuyuki Tai

    Katsuyuki Tai
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    Michihiro Kinoshita

    Michihiro Kinoshita
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    Taichi Kasuga

    Taichi Kasuga
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    Ayami Nakamura

    Ayami Nakamura