swashbuckler

Japanese: swashbuckler
swashbuckler

...Among the action films that are generally classified as "swashbuckler" and are based on the Western Middle Ages to the early modern period, these films are set at sea and feature pirates or those who fight against them as the main characters, and feature spectacular sword fights on board ships. They were produced in large numbers from the 1930s to the 1950s, along with the other genre of swashbuckler films, chivalry films.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "swashbuckler" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈チャンバラ活劇swashbuckler〉として総括される西洋中世から近世に題材をとったアクション映画のうち,海洋を舞台に,海賊またはそれと戦う者を主人公にして,船上の剣戟(けんげき)乱闘などのスペクタクルを展開するもの。1930年代から50年代にかけて,チャンバラ活劇のもう一方のジャンル,騎士道映画とともに盛んにつくられた。…

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