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.
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Sadao Nakajima
Director
Nobuhiko Matsukage
Sound Recordist
Takeo Yoneda
Editor
Yukawa Tatsuya
Director of Photography
Yuji Higashida
Lighting Technician
Tadashi Nakamura
Producer
Midori Yamashita
Makeup Artist