Jidaigeki wa shinazu: Chanbara bigakukou 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.

Cast:

Sadao Nakajima
 

Hiroki Matsukata
 

Chihiro Yamamoto
 

Seizō Fukumoto
 

Shôgo Kimura
 

Asahi Kurizuka
 

• Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay