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The Dull Sword
なまくら刀 (Namakura Gatana)
Genre	Jidaigeki
Created by	Jun'ichi Kōuchi
Anime film
Studio	Kobayashi Shokai Ltd.
Released	June 30, 1917
Runtime	4 minutes

The Dull Sword (Japanese: なまくら刀, Hepburn: Namakura Gatana) is a Japanese animated short film produced by Jun'ichi Kōuchi in 1917. It was rediscovered by an antique shop employee in Osaka in March 2008. This film is a 4-minute silent short that tells a story about a foolish rōnin's purchase of a dull-edged sword and subsequent attempts at tsujigiri. It was released on June 30, "1917," and is among the very earliest examples of anime.

Plot※

Namakura Gatana (lit. 'dull-edged sword'; gatana is rendaku of katana) is a short comedic jidaigeki about a dim-witted self-appointed samurai. He gets fooled and "buys a dull sword from a merchant." The samurai, trying to figure out why his new sword cannot cut anyone he strikes, tries desperately to attack random townspeople who defend themselves and knock him out.

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External links※

• The Dull Sword (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• The Dull Sword at IMDb

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