Vad jag förstått är det en sorts fäktning kommen ur den japanska filmgenren "chambara", dvs fäktfilm. Man vill ha våldsamma fäktscener som ser coola ut på film. Inte helt historiskt korrekt, men man kan ju inte kalla en film en fäktfilm om de aldrig drar svärd. [;)]
Lite googlande för att se om jag kunde hitta ngn som håller med mig gav:
http://www.bestjudo.com/brsecretweaponsofjujutsu.shtml
"As part of my developing obsession with early Japanese culture, I started collecting artifacts from the Edo Period, searching antique stores whenever the opportunity presented itself. For the most part, I was caught up in the fascination with the Japanese samurai sword, the icon of the warrior class, and tried to educate myself as much as possible about the old swordsmiths and the products of their craft. It was part of this activity that I began to read many of the translated writings left by the more educated members of this period. Despite my impression of the dangerous times and stoic individuals who lived back then, I was surprised to find that many held the indiscriminate use of the sword in disdain, preferring much less violent measures whenever possible.
This was definitely in direct opposition to the plot of the many <u>popular samurai shows, called chambara</u>, which were broadcast nearly daily on Japanese television. Like the quick-draw experts featured in the many low-budget westerns I often watched as a child, both the good guys and the bad guys in chambara shows were quick to draw their ever-present sidearm in nearly every confrontation, leaving numerous dead or dying victims strewn about in the street in their wake. I must admit that I was a big fan of chambara shows. While the fast action and drama was definitely the major attraction, though, the frequent swordplay conflicted with much of the actual historical research I found." (jag har lagt till understrykningen)
Ett bra exempel på en chambarafilm är Zatoichi, om den blinde samurajen. Såg själv nyversionen för ett tag sedan och måste säga att den va rätt cool, men skum. Regissören blandar in en hel del bisarr humor och musikal... <kuriosa> Har för mig att Kurosawas dotter var kostymdesigner till Zatoichi. </kuriosa>
/Niklas