Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)
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: Oct 18, 2015
Runtime: 84 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Chihiro Yamamoto, Seizō Fukumoto, Shôgo Kimura, Asahi Kurizuka
Crew: Sadao Nakajima (Director), Nobuhiko Matsukage (Sound Recordist), Takeo Yoneda (Editor), Yukawa Tatsuya (Director of Photography), Yuji Higashida (Lighting Technician), Tadashi Nakamura (Producer)