Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

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.

• Sadao NakajimaDirector

• Sadao NakajimaCast
• Hiroki MatsukataCast
• Chihiro YamamotoCast
• Seizō FukumotoCast
• Shôgo KimuraCast
• Asahi KurizukaCast
• Ryûzô UenoCast
• Sadao YamaneCast
• Katsuyuki TaiCast
• Michihiro KinoshitaCast
• Taichi KasugaHimself
• Ayami NakamuraCast