Samurai Champloo

Description: Samurai Champloo is an example of the popular chanbara film and television genre--the trademarks are a setting in the Edo Period, a focus on samurai or other swordsman characters, and lots of thrilling, dramatic fights. Chanbara was used in the early days of Japanese cinema (when government political censorship ran high) as a way of expressing... ( +expand to view full text )

Description: Samurai Champloo is an example of the popular chanbara film and television genre--the trademarks are a setting in the Edo Period, a focus on samurai or other swordsman characters, and lots of thrilling, dramatic fights. Chanbara was used in the early days of Japanese cinema (when government political censorship ran high) as a way of expressing veiled social critiques.