swordplay drama; samurai drama
Refers to a genre of theater, film, or television featuring sword fighting, typically set in historical or samurai contexts. The term emphasizes the dramatic, choreographed sword action.
彼は剣劇の舞台で主役を演じた。
He played the lead role in a swordplay drama on stage.
The actor performed a magnificent swordplay drama on stage.
この映画は本格的な剣劇シーンが売りだ。
This movie's selling point is its authentic sword-fighting scenes.
My grandfather often used to watch old swordplay dramas.
He was a famous swordplay-drama actor who was active before the war.
時代劇 is the broader category of period dramas set in old Japan, whereas 剣劇 specifically denotes those built around choreographed sword fighting.
「話」 is used to count individual episodes or installments of a 剣劇 (sword-fighting drama) work.
Used to count 剣劇 (sword-fighting drama) by act, as in a play's 一幕 (first act).
Compound of 剣 (ken, 'sword') and 劇 (geki, 'drama'). The term emerged in the early 20th century to describe a popular theatrical and cinematic genre centered on sword fighting.