Sadao Nakajima

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Aug 08, 1934 (90 years old)
Death date
Jun 11, 2023

Sadao Nakajima

Known For

Mifune: The Last Samurai
1h 21m
Movie 2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
1h 24m
Movie 2015

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.

Uzumasa Limelight
1h 44m
Movie 2014

Uzumasa Limelight

Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, veteran "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) actor Kamiyama is tasked with teaching sword action techniques to fledgling actress Satsuki. A few years later, the now-retired Kamiyama is visited by Satsuki, who has become a popular star.

Biography

Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.

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