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Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)

NA84 minDocumentary

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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.

Directed by Sadao Nakajima