Film
Art of the Japanese Sword
2010 · 1h 23m · Documentary
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Overview
The Japanese sword ... prized as much for its exceptional beauty as for it's deadly cutting ability. It has endured for a thousand years as the pinnacle of Japanese culture. Now you can enter a world rarely seen by outsiders. To experience the true story of the Art of the Samurai Sword. A story told in the swordsmiths own words that separate the myth from the fact. Follow the swordsmiths dream of creating a masterpiece. From the quest to making an ancient steel to forging a blade equal to those of the Kamakura, a medieval period that produced the greatest swords in history.
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Cast
Ando Hiroyasu
Ishida Kunihisa
Kawachi Kunihira
Kawashima Masaki
Manabe Sumihira
Matsuda Tsuguyasu
Myochin Munehiro
Paul Martin
Crew
- Jon BraeleyDirector
Details
- Release date
- August 1, 2010
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Documentary
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