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Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)
Directed by Sadao Nakajima
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.
Length 84 minutes
Actors
Sadao Nakajima | Hiroki Matsukata | Chihiro Yamamoto | Seizô Fukumoto | Shôgo Kimura | Asahi Kurizuka | Ryûzô Ueno | Sadao Yamane | Katsuyuki Tai | Michihiro Kinoshita | Taichi Kasuga | Ayami Nakamura