Namakura Gatana

Name: Namakura Gatana
Genre: Black and White, Comedy, Historical, No Dialogue, Samurai
Rating: 2.674

Alt title: The Dull Sword

Movie (1 ep x 5 min)

1917

2.674 out of 5 from 283 votes

Rank #14,719

A samurai purchases a new sword only to find it is already dull. When he returns to the dull looking merchant to complain, something quite unexpected happens.

Source: ANN

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I will say this it is the first and at 100 years old it's not that bad. The score is so low because one category scored a 0 and that is sound. Now I will admit that sound wasn't introduced to movies till the mid-1920s but that still doesn't slightly detract from this "anime". Pros: Not horrible animation, especially for it being 100 years old. Cons: No sound. ~SPOILERS~ It's about a samurai who wants to test out his new sword, the first person was himself which he does pierce his finger on the blade, then he "talks" to a monk who promptly kicks his ass. Then a farmer(?) who beats him down as well, tries to stand up using the blade as a cane but the blade warps and is now bent, the end.

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